Biochemical markers of the human endometrium

ABSTRACT

Assay methods are provided for detection or quantitation of any of several proteins which are specifically produced in the endometrium in association with hyperplasia, adenocarcinoma or the proliferative phase of the endometrium. The relevant proteins have been identified by 2D gel electrophoresis with subsequent sequence identification by mass spectroscopic finger printing of tryptic digests.

[0001] The endometrium is the mucous lining of the uterine cavity. During the menstrual cycle, the endometrium is the organ in the body that shows the greatest changes under the influence of the sex hormones, oestradiol and progesterone. In the oestrogen dominated phase the endometrium proliferates until progesterone from the corpus luteum transforms the oestrogen-primed proliferative endometrium to a secretory phase endometrium. In due course this is followed by shedding of the fully transformed endometrium during the menstruation, and a new cycle will begin.

[0002] Persistent unbalanced oestrogen stimulation either due to increased endogenous production of oestrogens, or replacement therapy in which oestrogens are given alone, is associated with increased risk of developing endometrial hyperplasia and subsequently endometrial adenocarcinoma. Histologically, these pathological conditions are characterised by increased thickness of the endometrium and irregular pattern of the endometrial glandular cells.

[0003] Endometrial adenocarcinoma is a life threatening condition.

[0004] At present the endometrial status is assessed by histological and biochemical analysis of endometrial biopsies. This is time-consuming, expensive and causes discomfort for the woman. It would be highly desirable to identify biochemical markers which could be measured in body fluids reflecting the endometrial status, obviating the need for endometrial biopsies. The detection of such markers in histological samples would also however be advantageous as an additional method of recognising the histological status of such samples.

[0005] We have now discovered that certain proteins are produced in the endometrium in increased amounts associated with hyperplasia and that certain proteins are produced in increased amounts associated with adenocarcinoma. These two groups of proteins overlap somewhat. The present invention relates in a first aspect to such proteins and to their diagnostic uses.

[0006] Unless otherwise indicated, references to the proteins herein include references to modified forms of the proteins and derivatives of the proteins, including but not restricted to glycosylated, phosphorylated, acetylated, methylated or lipidated forms thereof.

[0007] Thus the invention provides a method of characterising a biological sample comprising detecting or quantitating therein one or more proteins produced by the endometrium in increased amounts in hyperplasia or in adenocarcinoma as shown by 2D gel electrophoresis comparison of cell lysates of endometrial biopsies from normal endometrium and endometrium showing hyperplasia or adenocarcinoma, excluding variations due to the menstrual cycle, or detecting or quantitating a fragment or breakdown product thereof, or a nucleic acid coding therefor, or an antibody thereto.

[0008] The invention includes a method of characterising a biological sample comprising detecting or quantitating therein one or more proteins produced by the endometrium in increased amounts in hyperplasia or in adenocarcinoma and characterised by one of the following combinations of molecular weight and pI values: hyperplasia pI MW kDa 6.7 91 6.6 90 6.9 64 6.6 67 6.3 66 6.8 46 5.7 41 5.5 35 5.3 13 6.6 101 5.8 14 7.4 51 8.2 44 9.5 48 adernocarcinoma pI MW (kDa) 6.3 32 6.0 109 6.7 91 6.6 90 6.9 64 6.6 67 6.3 66 6.2 62 6.2 45 5.7 45 5.4 33 6.3 27 6.5 103 6.8 90 6.9 78 5.3 13 6.2 130 6.3 66 6.3 73 8.3 32 8.1 55 8.2 44 6.6 111 7.7 43 9.5 48 8.3 32 7.7 39

[0009] or a fragment or breakdown product thereof, or a nucleic acid coding therefor, or an antibody thereto.

[0010] Said protein, fragment, breakdown product, antibody or nucleic acid may preferably be detected in a body fluid sample but may also be detailed in other forms of sample such as histological samples or cytological samples.

[0011] The invention includes an immunological binding partner specifically reactive with a protein as defined above with a fragment or breakdown product thereof or with a nucelic acid coding therefor.

[0012] It also includes a cell line producing a monoclonal antibody being such an immunological binding partner.

[0013] The invention includes also an assay kit for use in such an analysis method comprising an immunological binding partner as described.

[0014] This aspect of the invention has resulted from studies aiming to detect endometrial proteins with increased synthesis in endometrial adenocarcinoma as compared to the synthesis during the normal menstrual cycle; to detect endometrial proteins with increased synthesis in endometrial hyperplasia as compared to the synthesis during the normal menstrual cycle; and to detect proteins showing a cycle-related expression during the normal menstrual cycle.

[0015] In a second aspect the invention relates to the discovery of markers of the “proliferative” phase of the human endometrium. A protein marker for the “secretory” phase of the endometrium has been previously described, see U.S. Pat. No. 4,489,166. No similar marker has been described for the proliferative phase although certain candidate proteins were described in Ref. 1.

[0016] Under influence of the sex hormones, oestradiol and progesterone, the human endometrium undergoes cyclical variation with an oestrogen-dominated phase, i.e. the proliferative phase, an ovulation phase, i.e. the interval phase, a progesterone-dominated phase, i.e. the secretory phase, and finally the endometrium is shed, i.e. the menstrual phase. The same cyclical variation of the endometrium is seen in postmenopausal women receiving sequentially combined hormone replacement therapy. The demand for endometrial status assessment has highly increased in the latest decade, not only on account of the extensive research into fertility, but also in order to estimate endometrial response to the large number of combined oestrogens/progestogen preparations used in hormone replacement therapy. It would be highly desirable to identify biochemical markers which could be measured in body fluids reflecting the endometrial status, obviating the need for endometrial biopsies. Studies have suggested that serum placental protein 14 (PP14), which is produced in the glandular cells of the secretory phase endometrium (Ref. 3), is a reliable marker of the secretory phase endometrium. It has been shown that serum PP14 strongly correlates with the secretory activity of the endometrium in postmenopausal women receiving hormone replacement therapy (Ref. 4,5). No similar marker exists for the proliferative phase endometrium.

[0017] We have now discovered that certain proteins are produced in the endometrium in increased amounts in proliferative phase endometrium as compared to secretory phase endometrium.

[0018] According to this aspect of the invention there is now provided a method of characterising a biological sample comprising detecting or quantitating therein one or more proteins produced by the endometrium in increased amounts during the proliferative phase of the endometrium as shown in 2D gel elctrophoresis comparison of cell lysates of endometrial biopsies from normal endometrium in its proliferative and secretory phases and characterised by one of the following combinations of molecular weight and pI values: pI MW (kDa) 6.9 86 5.4 34 5.6 67 5.3 23 6.8 52 8.7 47 8.2 138 6.5 124 7.7 119 7.8 119 8.1 66 7.1 59 6.8 66 7.9 48 7.7 31 6.8 29 7.2 70 8.0 119 6.7 62

[0019] or a fragment or breakdown product thereof, or a nucleic acid coding therefor or an antibody thereto.

[0020] Such a method may preferably be for detecting the phase of the endometrium.

[0021] The preferred features of the first aspect of the invention apply also to this second aspect.

[0022] This aspect of the invention includes a method of determining the proliferative/secretory phase status of the endometrium comprising the quantitative or qualitative measurement in a sample of any one or more of the proteins defined above or a breakdown product or fragment thereof. It also includes an immunological binding partner for any of the said proteins, breakdown products or fragments or a cell line producing such a binding partner.

[0023] Whilst the sequences and properties of proteins discussed above relate to human proteins, the assay procedures of the invention may be practised on samples arising from other species. Especially in this context, references to proteins herein should be understood to include proteins having a degree of homology of at least 60% with the given amino acid sequences irrespective of any modifications of said amino acids. When determining homology, modified amino acids such as phosphorylated, acetylated, amidated, methylated, glycosylated or lipidated derivatives of an amino acid should thus be considered to be the same as the amino acid without any such modification. Such peptides may be derived from similar proteins from other species, e.g. other mammals such as mouse, rabbit, guinea pig, pig, or cow or may be entirely or predominantly of synthetic origin.

[0024] The degree of homology may be advantageously be at least 65%, or at least 70%. Under certain circumstances, it is advantageous that the degree of homology is even higher such as at least 80% or at least 90%. Other DNA sequences which encode substantially the same amino acid sequence as a gene encoding a marker protein, i.e. a marker gene, may be used in the practice of the present invention. These include, but are not limited to, allelic genes and homologous genes from other species.

[0025] Nucleic acid fragments comprising a nucleotide sequence which codes for a protein described above or a peptide derived from it as well as nucleic acid fragments which hybridise with these nucleic acid fragments or a part thereof under stringent hybridisation conditions, e.g. 5 mM monovalent ions (0.1× SSC), neutral pH and 65° C. are important aspects of the invention. The term “highly stringent”, when used in conjunction with hybrisidation conditions, is as defined in the art, i.e. 5-10° C. under the melting point T_(m), cf, Sambrook et al, 1989, pages 11.45-11.49.

[0026] By the term “nucleic acid” is meant a polynucleotide of high molecular weight which can occur as either DNA or RNA and may be either single-stranded or double-stranded.

[0027] Once the amino acid sequences of the proteins of utility in the present invention are known, it is possible to synthesise DNA or RNA probes which may be used for:

[0028] i) direct detection of DNA and RNA expressing said proteins on a fixed or frozen tissue section using, e.g. chromogenous, chemiluminescent or immunofluorescent techniques;

[0029] ii) polymerase chain reaction (PCR) or other amplification techniques; and

[0030] iii) locating the part or all of the gene, isogene, pseudogene or other related genes either in cDNA libraries, genomic libraries or other collections of genetic material from either the host or other animals, including man.

[0031] In another aspect, the invention relates to a binding means which specifically binds to a relevant protein or peptide or nucleic acid fragment as described above. In particular, the invention relates to an antibody which specifically binds to a relevant protein or peptide or an antigen-binding fragment thereof, i.e. a polyclonal antibody, a monoclonal antibody, chimeric antibody, single chain antibody fragment, Fab and Fab′ fragments, and an Fab expression library.

[0032] It is contemplated that both monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies will be useful in providing the basis for one or more assays to detect relevant peptides and proteins. Antibodies which are directed against epitopes that are specific for the proteins will be most useful as cross reaction will be minimised therewith.

[0033] Based upon the identification of relevant proteins described above, assay methods and kits may be produced according to standard methodology. Thus, the proteins may be obtained in purified form, either by extraction from tissues or by synthesis, and antibodies may be raised thereto or to characterising peptide sequences thereof. Standard assay formats employing such antibodies may be utilised according to the invention.

[0034] Preferred immunoassays are contemplated as including various types of enzyme linked immunoassays (ELISA), immunoblot techniques, and the like, known in the art. However, it is readily appreciated that utility is not limited to such assays, and useful embodiments including RIAs and other non-enzyme linked antibody binding assays or procedures. The proteins themselves or peptides derived from the protein sequences may be used in detecting auto-antibodies to such proteins.

[0035] Samples of the proteins described above have been subjected to trypsin digestion and the molecular weight of the resulting fragments has been determined by mass spectrometry. This provides a “fingerprint” of the protein which can be matched to date in established data bases available to those working in this field. This procedure has enabled us to identify certain of the proteins as being previously known in other contexts. No matches have been found for certain others, indicating that they have not previously been known.

[0036] The invention will be illustrated and explained further by the following description in which the Figures as follows:

[0037]FIG. 1: Fluorograph of a two-dimensional gel electrophoresis of [³⁵S]methionine labelled endometrial proteins separated in the first dimension by isoelectric focusing (IEF; pI 3.5-7) and in the second dimension by sodium dodecyl sulphate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. The locations of the spots with increased synthesis in hyperplasia are indicated.

[0038]FIG. 2: Fluorograph of a two-dimensional gel electrophoresis of [³⁵S]methionine labelled endometrial proteins separated in the first dimension by non-equilibrium pH gradient gel electrophoresis (NEPHGE; pI 6.5-11) and-in the second dimension by sodium dodecyl sulphate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. The locations of the spots with increased synthesis in hyperplasia are indicated.

[0039]FIG. 3: Fluorograph of a two-dimensional gel electrophoresis of [³⁵S]methionine labelled endometrial proteins separated in the first dimension by isoelectric focusing (IEF; pI 3.5-7) and in the second dimension by sodium dodecyl sulphate polyacrylamide gel elctrophoresis. The locations of the spots with increased synthesis in adenocarcinoma are indicated.

[0040]FIG. 4: Fluorograph of a two-dimensional gel electrophoresis of [³⁵S]methionine labelled endometrial proteins separated in the first dimension by non-equilibrium pH gradient gel electrophoresis (NEPHGE; pI 6.5-11) and in the second dimension by sodium dodecyl sulphate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. The locations of the spots with increased synthesis in adenocarcinoma are indicated.

[0041]FIG. 5: Fluorograph of a two-dimensional gel electrophoresis of [³⁵S]methionine labelled endometrial proteins separated in the first dimension by isoelectric focusing (IEF; pI 3.5-7) and in the second dimension by sodium dodecyl sulphate polyacrylamide gel elctrophoresis. The locations of the spots with increased synthesis in proliferative phase endometrium are indicated.

[0042]FIG. 6: Fluorograph of a two-dimensional gel electrophoresis of [³⁵S]methionine labelled endometrial proteins separated in the first dimension by non-equilibrium pH gradient gel electrophoresis (NEPHGE; pI 6.5-11) and in the second dimension by sodium dodecyl sulphate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. The locations of the spots with increased synthesis in proliferative phase endometrium are indicated.

[0043]FIG. 7: Tryptic digestion mass spectroscopic characteristics of I#350. The peaks marked with a star are not protein identification specific but represents methodologically non-specific peaks.

[0044]FIG. 8: Tryptic digestion mass spectroscopic characteristics of I#687. The peaks marked with a star are not protein identification specific but represents methodologically non-specific peaks.

[0045]FIG. 9: Tryptic digestion mass spectroscopic characteristics of N#414. The peaks marked with a star are not protein identification specific but represents methodologically non-specific peaks.

[0046]FIG. 10: Tryptic digestion mass spectroscopic characteristics of I#1035. The peaks marked with a star are not protein identification specific but represents methodologically non-specific peaks.

[0047]FIG. 11: Tryptic digestion mass spectroscopic characteristics of N#26. The peaks marked with a star are not protein identification specific but represents methodologically non-specific peaks.

[0048]FIG. 12: Tryptic digestion mass spectroscopic characteristics of N#31+N#32. The peaks marked with a star are not protein identification specific but represents methodologically non-specific peaks.

[0049] To identify proteins expressed at an increased level in differing endometrial conditions, endometrial samples were obtained as follows.

[0050] Normal menstrual cycle samples were obtained as described in Ref. 1. Endometrial biopsies were collected from 13 pre-menopausal, regular cycling women (35-50 years old) undergoing endometrial curettage (n=1) or hysterectomy (removal of the uterus) (n=12) for a variety of medical reasons not related to abnormality or malignancy of the endometrium. None used hormone contraception. For pathological condition samples, endometrial biopsies were collected from 16 patients (41 to 79 years old) undergoing endometrial curettage (n=9) or hysterectomy (n=7) for medical reasons related to abnormality or malignancy of the endometrium.

[0051] The samples were treated as described in Ref. 1. The proteins of the endometrial biopsies were metabolically labelled with ³⁵S-methionine for 20 hours, and total cell lysates were processed for 2D gel electrophoresis, a technique in which proteins are separated in the first dimension according to the isoelectric point and in the second dimension according to the molecular weight. It was possible to study proteins with iso-electric points ranging from 3.5 to 11 and relative molecular weights ranging from 10 to 300 kDa. After electrophoresis the gels were fixed and treated for fluorography. The fluorograms of the 2D gel electrophoresis were subjected to quantitative analysis by computer-aided analysis, by which the density of each spot was quantified, the fluorogram patterns were matched i.e. numbers were assigned to each spot and the same spot was given the same number on all the fluorograms. The density (quantity synthesis) of each spot was assessed to find proteins with increased synthesis in endometrial adenocarcinoma or hyperplasia and assessed for periodic characteristics during the normal menstrual cycle to find proteins with the menstrual cycle-related synthesis.

[0052] Some of the menstrual cycle-related proteins so identified have been identified by amino acid sequence analysis (Ref.2). Selected menstrual cycle-related proteins were excised from several 2D gels, concentrated by 1D sodium dodecylsulphate polyacrylamide gel electrohoresis, and cleaved in situ by trypsin. The tryptic fragments were extracted and separated by reverse phase high pressure liquid chromatography. Finally, the partial amino-terminal amino acid sequence of selected tryptic fragments were determined for each protein. For identification the amino acid sequences of the tryptic fragments were compared to previously reported sequences by searching in databases.

[0053] The hyperplasia and adenocarcinoma associated proteins of the present invention may be sequenced and further characterised by similar methods.

[0054] Out of a total number of approximately 1,700 spots, 14 spots were found to have increased synthesis in hyperplasia. The locations of these are shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. Some 27 spots had increased synthesis in adenocarcinoma. The locations of these are shown in FIGS. 3 and 4. The information obtained from the 2D-gel electrophoresis with respect to the isoelectric point (pI) and the molecular weight (MW) of the spots with increased synthesis in hyperplasia is given in Table 1, and the spots with increased synthesis in adenocarcinoma are listed in Table 2. Eight spots had increased expression in both hyperplasia and adenocarcinoma. Based on subjective evaluation, preferred subgroups of spots were selected with increased synthesis in hyperplasia and in adenocarcinoma, respectively. The preferred subgroup of spots with increased synthesis in hyperplasia were selected as being the spots showing the highest relative increase in expression in hyperplasia as compared to the samples obtained from women during the normal mentrual cycle and women with irregular proliferative phase endometrium. Similarly, the preferred subgroup of spots with increased synthesis in adenocarcinoma were selected as the spots showing the highest relative increase in expression in adenocarcinoma as compared to the samples obtained from women during the normal menstrual cycle and women with irregular proliferative phase endometrium. The preferred subgroup of 7 spots with increased synthesis in hyperplasia is given in Table 3, and the preferred subgroup of 12 spots with increased synthesis in adenocarcinoma is given in Table 4. TABLE 1 Endometrial proteins with increased synthesis in hyperplasia Match # pI MW (kDa) I#111 6.7 91 I#121 6.6 90 I#158 6.9 64 I#177 6.6 67 I#191 6.3 66 I#307 6.8 46 I#350 5.7 41 I#405 5.5 35 I#653 5.3 13 I#892 6.6 101 I#1183 5.8 14 N#126 7.4 51 N#148 8.2 44 N#414 9.5 48

[0055] TABLE 2 Endometrial proteins with increased synthesis in adenocarcinoma Match # pI MW (kDa) I#16 6.3 32 I#53 6.0 109 I#111 6.7 91 I#121 6.6 90 I#158 6.9 64 I#177 6.6 67 I#191 6.3 66 I#194 6.2 62 I#337 6.2 45 I#346 5.7 45 I#436 5.4 33 I#452 6.3 27 I#542 6.5 103 I#558 6.8 90 I#627 6.9 78 I#653 5.3 13 I#788 6.2 130 I#1137 6.3 66 I#1271 6.3 73 N#15 8.3 32 N#91 8.1 55 N#148 8.2 44 N#251 6.6 111 N#354 7.7 43 N#414 9.5 48 N#549 8.3 32 N#551 7.7 39

[0056] TABLE 3 Preferred endometrial proteins with increased synthesis in hyperplasia Match # pI MW (kDa) I#111 6.7 91 I#158 6.9 64 I#191 6.3 66 I#350 5.7 41 I#405 5.5 35 I#653 5.3 13 I#892 6.6 101

[0057] TABLE 4 Preferred endometrial proteins with increased synthesis in adenocarcinoma Match # pT MW (kDa) I#111 6.7 91 I#158 6.9 64 I#191 6.3 66 I#194 6.2 62 I#337 6.2 45 I#346 5.7 45 I#452 6.3 27 I#627 6.9 78 I#653 5.3 13 N#91 8.1 55 N#354 7.7 43 N#551 7.7 39

[0058] Out of the total number of approximately 1,700 spots, 135 had a menstrual cycle-related expression. These 135 spots had maximal expression as follows: 61 spots in proliferative endometrium, 29 spots in interval phase endometrium, 41 in secretory phase endometrium and 4 in late secretory/menstrual phase endometrium. The information obtained from the 2D-gel electrophoresis with respect to the isoelectric point (pI) and the molecular weight (MW) of a preferred subgroup of these spots which show increased synthesis in proliferative phase endometrium are given in Table 5 and their positions are indicated in FIGS. 5 and 6. TABLE 5 Endometrial proteins with menstrual cycle-related expression Maximal expression in proliferative phase endometrium Match # pI MW (kDa) I#103 6.9 86 I#590 5.4 34 I#687 5.6 67 I#960 5.3 23 I#1035 6.8 52 N#8 8.7 47 N#21 8.2 138 N#26 6.5 124 N#31 7.7 119 N#32 7.8 119 N#64 8.1 66 N#71 7.1 59 N#74 6.8 66 N#124 7.9 48 N#192 7.7 31 N#207 6.8 29 N#265 7.2 70 N#332 8.0 119 N#342 6.7 62

[0059] Fluorographs of gels exemplifying those upon which the identifications given in Tables 1 to 5 above are based appear in FIGS. 1 to 6.

[0060] The proteins described above may be further characterised by partial amino acid sequence analysis as described in Ref. 2, or by the more sensitive technique of mass spectrometric peptide mapping. By way of example, we have identified the proteins for which previously given names, data-base accession numbers and amino acid sequences are given in Table 6. Mass spectroscopic characteristics of tryptic digests of further proteins are shown in FIGS. 7 to 13 which have not matches to any known protein. These proteins can be sequenced by known techniques and are included per se within the scope of the invention. TABLE 6 Name Match # ID Amino Acid Sequence I#191 Human heat MAKAAAIGID LGTTYSCVGV FQHGKVEIIA And shock 70 kD NDQGNRTTPS YVAFTDTERL IGDAAKNQVA  I#1137 protein 1 LNPQNTVFDA KRLIGRKFGD PVVQSDMKHW SEQ ID P08107 PFQVINDGDK PKVQVSYKGE TKAFYPEEIS No.1 SMVLTKMKET AEAYLGYPVT NAVTTVPAYF NDSQRQATKD AGVIAGLNVL RIINEPTAAA IAYGLDRTGK GERNVLIFDL GGGTFDVSIL TIDDGIFEVK ATAGDTHLGG EDFDNRLVNH FVEEFKRKHK KDISQNKRAV RRLRTACERA KRTLSSSTQA SLEIDSLFEG IDFYTSITRA RFEELCSDLF RSTLEPVEKA LRDAKLDKAQ IHDLVLVGGS TRIPKVQKLL QDFFNGRDLN KSINPDEAVA YGAAVQAAIL MGDKSENVQD LLLLDVAPLS LGLETACCVM TALIKRNSTI PTKQTQIFTT YSDNQPGVLI QVYEGERAMT KDNNLLGRFE LSGIPPAPRG VPQIEVTFDI DANGTLNVTA TDKSTGKANK ITITNDKGRL SKEEIERMVQ EAEKYKAEDE VQRERVSAKN ALESYAFNMK SAVEDEGLKG KISEADKKKV LDKCQEVISW LDANTLAEKD EFEHKRKELE QVCNPIISGL YQGAGGPGPG GFGAQGPKGG SGSGPTIEEV D I#337 CAMP- ASPPACPSEE DESLKGCELY VQLHGQQVL SEQ dependent KDCIVHLCIS KPERPMKFLR EHFEKLEKEE ID protein NRQILARQKS NSQSDSHDEE VSPTPPNPVV No.2 kinase type KARRRRGGVS AEVYTEEDAV SYVRKVIPKD I-beta YKTMTALAKA ISKNVLFAHL DDNERSDIFD regulatory AMFPVTHIAG ETVIQQGNEG DNFYVVDQGE chain VDVYVNGEWV TNISEGGSFG ELALIYGTPR P31321 AATVKAKTDL KLWGIDRDSY RRILMGSTLR KRKMYEEFLS KVSILESLEK WERLTVADRL EPVQFEDGEK IVVQGEPGDD FYIITEGTAS VLQRRSPNEE YVEVGRLGPS DYFGEIALLL NRPRAATVVA RGPLKCVKLD RPRFERVLGP CSEILKRNIQ RYNSFISLTV I#346 Vimentin STRSVSSSSY RRMFGGPGTA SRPSSSRSYV And TTSTRTYSLG SALRPSTSRS LYASSPGGVY I#405 P08670 ATRSSAVRLR SSVPGVRLLQ DSVDFSLADA SEQ ID INTEFKNTRT NEKVELQELN DRFANYIDKV No.3 RFLEQQNKIL LAELEQLKGQ GKSRLGDLYE EEMRELRRQV DQLTNDKARV EVERDNLAED IMRLREKLQE EMLQREEAEN TLQSFRQDVD NASLARLDLE RKVESLQEEI AFLKKLEEEE IQELQAQIQE QHVQIDVDVS KPDLTAALRD VRQQYESVAA KNLQEAEEWY KSKFADLSEA ANRNNDALRQ AKQESTEYRR QVQSLTCEVD ALKGTNESLE RQMREMEENF AVEAANYQDT IGRLQDEIQN MKEEMARHLR EYQDLLNVKM ALDIEIATYR KLLEGEESRI SLPLPNFSSL NLRETNLDSL PLVDTHSKRT FLIKTVETRD GQVINETSQH HDDLE I#452 Heat Shock 27 MTERRVPFSL LRGPSWDPFR DWYPHSRLFD KD Protein QAFGLPRLPE EWSQWLGGSS WPGYVRPLPP SEQ ID AAIESPAVAA PAYSRALSRQ LSSGVSEIRH No.4 P04792 TADRWRVSLD VNHFAPDELT VKTKDGVVEI TGKHEERQDE HGYISRCFTR KYTLPPGVDP And TQVSSSLSPE GTLTVEAPMP KLATQSNEIT Prohibitin IPVTFESRAQ LGGRSCKIR P35232 MAAKVFESIG KFGLALAVAG GVVNSALYNV in DAGHRAVIFD RFRGVQDIVV GEGTHFLIPW admixture) VQKPIIFDCR SRPRNVPVIT GSKDLQNVNI TLRILFRPVA SQLPRIFTSI GEDYDERVLP SITTEILKSV VARFDAGELI TQRELVSRQV SDDLTERAAT FGLILDDVSL THLTFGKEFT EAVEAKQVAQ QEAERARFVV EKAEQQKKAA IISAEGDSKA AELIANSLAT AGDGLIELRK LEAAEDIAYQ LSRSRNITYL PAGQSVLLQL PQ I#436 Tropomyosin MDAIKKKMQM LKLDKENALD RAEQAEADKK And fibroblast AAEDRSKQLE DELVSLQKKL KGTEDELDKY I#590 isoform TM3 SEALKDAQEK LELAEKKATD AEADVASLNR SEQ ID P09494 RIQLVEEELD RAQERLATAL QKLEEAEKAA No.5 DESERGMKVI ESRAQKDEEK MEIQEIQLKE AKHIAEDADR KYEEVARKLV IIESDLERAE ERAELSEGQV RQLEEQLRIM DQTLKALMAA EDKYSQKEDR YEEEIKVLSD KLKEAETRAE FAERSVTKLE KSIDDLEEKV AHAKEENLSM HQMLDQTLLE LNNM I#627 Serotrans- MRLAVGALLV CAVLGLCLAV PDKTVRWCAV SEQ ID ferrin SEHEATKCQS FRDHMKSVIP SDGPSVACVK No.6 precursor KASYLDCIRA IAANEADAVT LDAGLVYDAY P02787 LAPNNLKPVV AEFYGSKEDP QTFYYAVAVV KKDSGFQMNQ LRGKKSCHTG LGRSAGWNIP IGLLYCDLPE PRKPLEKAVA NFFSGSCAPC ADGTDFPQLC QLCPGCGCST LNQYFGYSGA FKCLKDGAGD VAFVKHSTIF ENLANKADRD QYELLCLDNT RKPVDEYKDC HLAQVPSHTV VARSMGGKED LIWELLNQAQ EHFGKDKSKE FQLFSSPHGK DLLFKDSAHG FLKVPPRMDA KMYLGYEYVT AIRNLREGTC PEAPTDECKP VKWCALSHHE RLKCDEWSVN SVGKIECVSA ETTEDCIAKI MNGEADAMSL DGGFVYIAGK CGLVPVLAEN YNKSDNCEDT PEAGYFAVAV VKKSASDLTW DNLKGKKSCH TAVGRTAGWN IPMGLLYNKI NHCRFDEFFS EGCAPGSKKD SSLCKLCMGS GLNLCEPNNK EGYYGYTGAF RCLVEKGDVA FVKHQTVPQN TGGKNPDPWA KNLNEKDYEL LCLDGTRKPV EEYANCHLAR APNHAVVTRK DKEACVHKIL RQQQHLFGSN VTDCSGNFCL FRSETKDLLF RDDTVCLAKL HDRNTYEKYL GEEYVKAVGN LRKCSTSSLL EACTFRRP N#8   47 KD Heat MRSLLLGTLC LLAVALAAEV KKPVEAAAPG SEQ ID Shock Protein TAEKLSSKAT TLAEPSTGLA FSLYQAMAKD No.7 Precursor QAVENILVSP VVVASSLGLV SLGGKATTAS P29043 QAKAVLSAEQ LRDEEVHAGL GELLRSLSNS TARNVTWKLG SRLYGPSSVS FADDFVRSSK QHYNCEHSKI NFPDKRSALQ SINEWAAQTT DGKLPEVTKD VERTDGALLV NANFFKPHWD EKFHHKMVDN RGFMVTRSYT VGVTMMHRTG LYNYYDDEKE KLQLVEMPLA HKLSSLIILM PHHVEPLERL EKLLTKEQHK IWMGKMQKKA VAISLPKGVV EVTHDLQKHL AGLGLTEAID KNKADLSRMS GKKDLYLASV FHATAFELDT DGNPFDQDIY GREELRSPKL FYADHPFIFL VRDTQSGSLL FIGRLVRLKG DKMRDEL N#124 Ubiquinol- MKLLTRAGSF SRFYSLKVAP KVKATAAPAG SEQ ID cytochrom C APPQPQDLEF TKLPNGLVIA SLENYSPVSR No.8 reductase IGLFIKAGSR YEDFSNLGTT HLLRLTSSLT complex core TKGASSFKIT RGIEAVGGKL SVTATRENMA protein 2 YTVECLRGDV DILMEFLLNV TTAPEFRRWE precursor VADLQPQLKI DKAVAFQNPQ THVIENLHAA P22695 AYQNALANPL YCPDYRIGKV TSEELHYFVQ NHFTSARMAL IGLGVSHPVL KQVAEQFLNM RGGLGLSGAK ANYRGGEIRE QNGDSLVHAA FVAESAVAGS AEANAFSVLQ HVLGAGPHVK RGSNTTSHLH QAVAKATQQP FDVSAFNASY SDSGLFGIYT ISQATAAGDV IKAAYNQVKR IAQGNLSNTD VQAAKNKLKA GYLMSVESSE CFLEEVGSQA LVACSYMPPS TVLQQIDSVA NADIINAAKK FVSGQKSMAA SGNLGHTPFV DEL N#126 Alpha Enolase SILKIHAREI FDSRGNPTVE VDLFTSKGLF RAAVPSGAST GIYEALELRD NDKTRYMGKG SEQ ID P06733 VSKAVEHINK TIAPALVSKK LNVTEQEKID No.9 KLMIEMDGTE NKSKFGANAI LGVSLAVCKA GAVEKGVPLY RHIADLAGNS EVILPVPAFN VINGGSHAGN KLAMQEFMIL PVGAANFREA MRIGAEVYHN LKNVIKEKYG KDATNVGDEG GFAPNILENK EGLELLKTAI GKAGYTDKVV IGMDVAASEF FRSGKYDLDF KSPDDPSRYI SPDQLADLYK SFIKDYPVVS IEDPFDQDDW GAWQKFTASA GIQVVGDDLT VTNPKRIAKA VNEKSCNCLL LKVNQIGSVT ESLQACKLAQ ANGWGVMVSH RSGETEDTFI ADLVVGLCTG QIKTGAPCRS ERLAKYNQLL RIEEELGSKA KPAGRNFRNP LAK N#148 Phospho- SLSNKLTLDK LDVKGKRVVM glycerate RVDFNVPMKNNQITNNQRIK AAVPSIKFCL kinase 1 DNGAKSVVLM SEQ ID P00558  SHLGRPDGVP MPDKYSLEPV AVELKSLLGK No.10 DVLFLKDCVG PEVEKACANP AAGSVTLLEN LRFHVEEEGK GKDASGNKVK EPAKIEAFR ASLSKLGDVY VNDAFGTAHR AHSSMVGVNL PQKAGGFLMK KELNYFAKAL ESPERPFLAI LGGAKVADKI QLINNMLDKV NEMIIGGGMA FTFLKVLNNM EIGTSLFDEE GAKIVKDLMS KAEKNGVKIT LPVDFVTADK FDENAKTGQA TVASGIPAGW MGLDCGPESS KKYAEAVTRA KQIVWNGPVG VFEWEAFARG TKALMDEVVK ATSRGCITII GGGDTATCCA KWNTEDKVSH VSTGGGASLE LLEGKVLPGV DALSNIL N#207 Triose- MAPSRKFFVG GNWKMNGRKQ SLGELIGTLN SEQ ID phosphat AAKVPADTEV VCAPPTAYID FARQKLDPKI No.11 isomerase AVAAQNCYKV TNGAFTGEIS PGMIKDCGAT ISHUT WVVLGHSERR HVFGESDELI GQKVAHALAE S29743 GLGVIACIGE KLDEREAGIT EKVVFEQTKV IADNVKDWSK VVLAYEPVWA IGTGKTATPQ QAQEVHEKLR GWLKSNVSDA VAQSTRIIYG GSVTGATCKE LASQPDVDGF LVGGASLKPE FVDIINAKQ N#332 Hypo-thetical PVPLSFLSTV CDPRVQDGAA ERTGAADGEE SEQ ID Protein FLGGGGLPAE LFQKKVVASF PRTVLSTGMD No.12 KIAA0083 NRYLVLAVNT VQNKEGNCEK RLVITASQSL P51530 ENKELCILRN DWCSVPVEPG DIIHLEGDCT SDTWIIDKDF GYLILYPDML ISGTSIASSI RCMRRAVLSE TFRSSDPATR QMLIGTVLHE VFQKAINNSF APEKLQELAF QTIQEIRHLK EMYRLNLSQD EIKQEVEDYL PSFCKWAGDF MHKNTSTDFP QMQLSLPSDN SKDNSTCNIE VVKPMDTEES IWSPRFGLKG KIDVTVGVKI HRGYKTKYKI MPLELKTGKE SNSIEHRSQV VLYTLLSQER RADPEAGLLL YLKTGQMYPV PANHLDKREL LKLRNQMAFS LFHRISKSAT RQKTQLASLP QIIEEEKTCK YCSQIGNCAL YSRAVEQQMD CSSVPIVMLP KIEEETQHLK QTHLEYFSLW CLMLTLESQS KDNKKNHQNI WLMPASEMEK SGSCIGNLIR MEHVKIVCDG QYLHNFQCKH GAIPVTNLMA GDRVIVSGEE RSLFALSRGY VKEINMTTVT CLLDRNLSVL PESTLFRLDQ EEKNCDIDTP LGNLSKLMEN TFVSKKLRDL IIDFREPQFI SYLSSVLPHD AKDTVACILK GLNKPQRQAM KKVLLSKDYT LIVGMPGTGK TTTICTLVRI LYACGFSVLL TSYTHSAVDN ILLKLAKFKI GFLRLGQIQK VHPAIQQFTE QEICRSKSIK SLALLEELYN SQLIVATTCM GINHPIFSRK IFDFCIVDEA SQISQPICLG PLFFSRRFVL VGDHQQLPPL VLNREARALG MSESLFKRLE QNKSAVVQLT VQYRMNSKIM SLSNKLTYEC KLECGSDKVA NAVINLRHFK DVKLELEFYA DYSDNPWLMG VFEPNNPVCF LNTDKVPAPE QVEKGGVSNV TEAKLIVFLT SIFVKAGCSP SDIGIIAPYR QQLKIINDLL ARSIGMVEVN TVDKYQGRDK SIVLVSFVRS NKDGTVGELL KDWRRLNVAI TRAKHKLILL GCVPSLNCYP PLEKLLNHLN SEKLIIDLPS REHSSLCHIL GDFQRE N#342 Catalase MADSRDPASD QMQHWKEQRA AQKADVLTTG SEQ ID P04040 AGNPVGDKLN VITVGPRGPL LVQDVVFTDE No.13 MAHFDRERIP ERVVHAKGAG AFGYFEVTHD ITKYSKAKVF EHIGKKTPIA VRFSTVAGES GSADTVRDPR GFAVKFYTED GNWDLVGNNT PIFFIRDPIL FPSFIHSQKR NPQTHLKDPD MVWDFWSLRP ESLHQVSFLF SDRGIPDGHR HMNGYGSHTF KLVNANGEAV YCKFHYKTDQ GIKNLSVEDA ARLSQEDPDY GIRDLFNAIA TGKYPSWTFY IQVMTFNQAE TFPFNPFDLT KVWPHKDYPL IPVGKLVLNR NPVNYFAEVE QIAFDPSNMP PGIEASPDKM LQGRLFAYPD THRHRLGPNY LHIPVNCPYR ARVANYQRDG PMCMQDNQGG APNYYPNSFG APEQQPSALE HSIQYSGEVR RFNTANDDNV TQVRAFYVNV LNEEQRKRLC ENIAGHLKDA QIFTQKKAVK NFTEVHPDYG SHIQALLDKY NAEKPKNAIH TFVQSGSHLA AREKANL N#551 Hetero- MEKTLETVPL ERKKREKEQF RKLFIGGLSF SEQ ID geneous ETTEESLRNY YEQWGKLTDC VVMRDPASKR No.14 nuclear SRGFGFVTFS SMAEVDAAMA ARPHSIDGRV ribonucleo- VEPKRAVARE ESGKPGAHVT VKKLFVGGIK proteins EDTEEHHLRD YFEEYGKIDT IEIITDRQSG A2/B1 KKRCFGFVTF DDHDPVDKIV LQKYHTINGH P22626 NAEVRKALSR QEMQEVQSSR SGRGGNFGFG DSRGGGGNFG PGPGSNFRGG SDGYGSGRGF GDGYNGYGGG PGGGNFGGSP GYGGGRGGYG GGGPGYGNQG GGYGGGYDNY GGGNYGSGNY NDFGNYNQQP SNYGPMKSGN FGGSRNMGGP YGGGNYGPGG SGGSGGYGGR SRY I#960 Steroid MAAEDVAATG  ADPSELEGGG LLHEIFTSPL NLLLLGLCIF (Prolifer membrane LLYKIVRGDQ  PAASDSDDDE PPPLPRLKRR DFTPAELRRF ative binding DGVQDPRILM  AINGKVFDVT KGRKFYGPEG PYGVFAGRDA phase protein SRGLATFCLD  KEALKDEYDD LSDLTPAQQE TLNDWDSQFT marker) X99714 FKYHHVGKLL KEGEEPTVYS DEEEPKDESA RKND SEQ ID No. 15 I#177 Heat shock MDKGPAVGID  LGTTYSCVGV  FQHGKVEIIA  NDQGNRTTPS (Hyper- cognate 71 KD YVAFTDTERL  IGDAAKNQVA  MNPTNTVFDA  KRLIGRRFDD plasia & protein AVVQSDMKHW  PFMVVNDAGR  PKVQVEYKGE  TKSFYPEEVS Cancer P11142 SMVLTKMKEI  AEAYLGKTVT  NAVVTVPAYF  NDSQRQATKD Marker) AGTIAGLNVL  RIINEPTAAA  IAYGLDKKVG  AERNVLIFDL SEQ ID GGGTFDVSIL  TIEDGIFEVK  STAGDTHLGG  EDFDNRMVNH No.16 FIAEFKRKHK  KDISENKRAV  RRLRTACERA  KRTLSSSTQA SIEIDSLYEG  IDFYTSITRA  RFEELNADLF  RGTLDPVEKA LRDAKLDKSQ IHDIVLVGGS TRIPKIQKLL QDFFNGKELN  KSINPDEAVA  YGAAVQAAIL  SGDKSENVQD LLLLDVTPLS  LGIETAGGVM  TVLIKRNTTI  PTKQTQTFTT YSDNQPGVLI  QVYEGERAMT  KDNNLLGKFE  LTGIPPAPRG VPQIEVTFDI  DANGILNVSA  VDKSTGKENK  ITITNDKGRL SKEDIERMVQ  EAEKYKAEDE  KQRDKVSSKN  SLESYAFNMK ATVEDEKLQG  KINDEDKQKI  LDKCNEIINW  LDKNQTAEKE EFEHQQKELE  KVCNPIITKL  YQSAGGMPGG  MPGGFPGGGA PPSGGASSGP TIEEVD

[0061] The proteins of interest may be isolated from endometrial tissue or other protein sources by 2D gel electrophoresis or by using chromatographic techniques. Poly- or monoclonal antibodies towards the protein of interest can be raised, and immunoassays can be established based on such antibodies. Synthetic peptides being fragments characteristic of such proteins may be used for the same purposes. Assays may be based on more than one such protein for measurement at one time.

[0062] Ref.1 Byrjalsen et al. Hum Reprod 1995;10:13-18.

[0063] Ref.2 Byrjalsen et al., Hum Reprod 1995;10:2760-2766.

[0064] Ref.3 Julkunen et al., Endocrinology 1986;118:1782-1786.

[0065] Ref.4 : Byrjalsen et al., Obstet Gynecol 1992;79:523-528.

[0066] Ref.5 Byrjalsen et al., Hum Reprod 1992;7:1042-1047.

1 16 1 641 PRT Homo sapiens 1 Met Ala Lys Ala Ala Ala Ile Gly Ile Asp Leu Gly Thr Thr Tyr Ser 1 5 10 15 Cys Val Gly Val Phe Gln His Gly Lys Val Glu Ile Ile Ala Asn Asp 20 25 30 Gln Gly Asn Arg Thr Thr Pro Ser Tyr Val Ala Phe Thr Asp Thr Glu 35 40 45 Arg Leu Ile Gly Asp Ala Ala Lys Asn Gln Val Ala Leu Asn Pro Gln 50 55 60 Asn Thr Val Phe Asp Ala Lys Arg Leu Ile Gly Arg Lys Phe Gly Asp 65 70 75 80 Pro Val Val Gln Ser Asp Met Lys His Trp Pro Phe Gln Val Ile Asn 85 90 95 Asp Gly Asp Lys Pro Lys Val Gln Val Ser Tyr Lys Gly Glu Thr Lys 100 105 110 Ala Phe Tyr Pro Glu Glu Ile Ser Ser Met Val Leu Thr Lys Met Lys 115 120 125 Glu Ile Ala Glu Ala Tyr Leu Gly Tyr Pro Val Thr Asn Ala Val Ile 130 135 140 Thr Val Pro Ala Tyr Phe Asn Asp Ser Gln Arg Gln Ala Thr Lys Asp 145 150 155 160 Ala Gly Val Ile Ala Gly Leu Asn Val Leu Arg Ile Ile Asn Glu Pro 165 170 175 Thr Ala Ala Ala Ile Ala Tyr Gly Leu Asp Arg Thr Gly Lys Gly Glu 180 185 190 Arg Asn Val Leu Ile Phe Asp Leu Gly Gly Gly Thr Phe Asp Val Ser 195 200 205 Ile Leu Thr Ile Asp Asp Gly Ile Phe Glu Val Lys Ala Thr Ala Gly 210 215 220 Asp Thr His Leu Gly Gly Glu Asp Phe Asp Asn Arg Leu Val Asn His 225 230 235 240 Phe Val Glu Glu Phe Lys Arg Lys His Lys Lys Asp Ile Ser Gln Asn 245 250 255 Lys Arg Ala Val Arg Arg Leu Arg Thr Ala Cys Glu Arg Ala Lys Arg 260 265 270 Thr Leu Ser Ser Ser Thr Gln Ala Ser Leu Glu Ile Asp Ser Leu Phe 275 280 285 Glu Gly Ile Asp Phe Tyr Thr Ser Ile Thr Arg Ala Arg Phe Glu Glu 290 295 300 Leu Cys Ser Asp Leu Phe Arg Ser Thr Leu Glu Pro Val Glu Lys Ala 305 310 315 320 Leu Arg Asp Ala Lys Leu Asp Lys Ala Gln Ile His Asp Leu Val Leu 325 330 335 Val Gly Gly Ser Thr Arg Ile Pro Lys Val Gln Lys Leu Leu Gln Asp 340 345 350 Phe Phe Asn Gly Arg Asp Leu Asn Lys Ser Ile Asn Pro Asp Glu Ala 355 360 365 Val Ala Tyr Gly Ala Ala Val Gln Ala Ala Ile Leu Met Gly Asp Lys 370 375 380 Ser Glu Asn Val Gln Asp Leu Leu Leu Leu Asp Val Ala Pro Leu Ser 385 390 395 400 Leu Gly Leu Glu Thr Ala Gly Gly Val Met Thr Ala Leu Ile Lys Arg 405 410 415 Asn Ser Thr Ile Pro Thr Lys Gln Thr Gln Ile Phe Thr Thr Tyr Ser 420 425 430 Asp Asn Gln Pro Gly Val Leu Ile Gln Val Tyr Glu Gly Glu Arg Ala 435 440 445 Met Thr Lys Asp Asn Asn Leu Leu Gly Arg Phe Glu Leu Ser Gly Ile 450 455 460 Pro Pro Ala Pro Arg Gly Val Pro Gln Ile Glu Val Thr Phe Asp Ile 465 470 475 480 Asp Ala Asn Gly Ile Leu Asn Val Thr Ala Thr Asp Lys Ser Thr Gly 485 490 495 Lys Ala Asn Lys Ile Thr Ile Thr Asn Asp Lys Gly Arg Leu Ser Lys 500 505 510 Glu Glu Ile Glu Arg Met Val Gln Glu Ala Glu Lys Tyr Lys Ala Glu 515 520 525 Asp Glu Val Gln Arg Glu Arg Val Ser Ala Lys Asn Ala Leu Glu Ser 530 535 540 Tyr Ala Phe Asn Met Lys Ser Ala Val Glu Asp Glu Gly Leu Lys Gly 545 550 555 560 Lys Ile Ser Glu Ala Asp Lys Lys Lys Val Leu Asp Lys Cys Gln Glu 565 570 575 Val Ile Ser Trp Leu Asp Ala Asn Thr Leu Ala Glu Lys Asp Glu Phe 580 585 590 Glu His Lys Arg Lys Glu Leu Glu Gln Val Cys Asn Pro Ile Ile Ser 595 600 605 Gly Leu Tyr Gln Gly Ala Gly Gly Pro Gly Pro Gly Gly Phe Gly Ala 610 615 620 Gln Gly Pro Lys Gly Gly Ser Gly Ser Gly Pro Thr Ile Glu Glu Val 625 630 635 640 Asp 2 380 PRT Homo sapiens 2 Ala Ser Pro Pro Ala Cys Pro Ser Glu Glu Asp Glu Ser Leu Lys Gly 1 5 10 15 Cys Glu Leu Tyr Val Gln Leu His Gly Ile Gln Gln Val Leu Lys Asp 20 25 30 Cys Ile Val His Leu Cys Ile Ser Lys Pro Glu Arg Pro Met Lys Phe 35 40 45 Leu Arg Glu His Phe Glu Lys Leu Glu Lys Glu Glu Asn Arg Gln Ile 50 55 60 Leu Ala Arg Gln Lys Ser Asn Ser Gln Ser Asp Ser His Asp Glu Glu 65 70 75 80 Val Ser Pro Thr Pro Pro Asn Pro Val Val Lys Ala Arg Arg Arg Arg 85 90 95 Gly Gly Val Ser Ala Glu Val Tyr Thr Glu Glu Asp Ala Val Ser Tyr 100 105 110 Val Arg Lys Val Ile Pro Lys Asp Tyr Lys Thr Met Thr Ala Leu Ala 115 120 125 Lys Ala Ile Ser Lys Asn Val Leu Phe Ala His Leu Asp Asp Asn Glu 130 135 140 Arg Ser Asp Ile Phe Asp Ala Met Phe Pro Val Thr His Ile Ala Gly 145 150 155 160 Glu Thr Val Ile Gln Gln Gly Asn Glu Gly Asp Asn Phe Tyr Val Val 165 170 175 Asp Gln Gly Glu Val Asp Val Tyr Val Asn Gly Glu Trp Val Thr Asn 180 185 190 Ile Ser Glu Gly Gly Ser Phe Gly Glu Leu Ala Leu Ile Tyr Gly Thr 195 200 205 Pro Arg Ala Ala Thr Val Lys Ala Lys Thr Asp Leu Lys Leu Trp Gly 210 215 220 Ile Asp Arg Asp Ser Tyr Arg Arg Ile Leu Met Gly Ser Thr Leu Arg 225 230 235 240 Lys Arg Lys Met Tyr Glu Glu Phe Leu Ser Lys Val Ser Ile Leu Glu 245 250 255 Ser Leu Glu Lys Trp Glu Arg Leu Thr Val Ala Asp Arg Leu Glu Pro 260 265 270 Val Gln Phe Glu Asp Gly Glu Lys Ile Val Val Gln Gly Glu Pro Gly 275 280 285 Asp Asp Phe Tyr Ile Ile Thr Glu Gly Thr Ala Ser Val Leu Gln Arg 290 295 300 Arg Ser Pro Asn Glu Glu Tyr Val Glu Val Gly Arg Leu Gly Pro Ser 305 310 315 320 Asp Tyr Phe Gly Glu Ile Ala Leu Leu Leu Asn Arg Pro Arg Ala Ala 325 330 335 Thr Val Val Ala Arg Gly Pro Leu Lys Cys Val Lys Leu Asp Arg Pro 340 345 350 Arg Phe Glu Arg Val Leu Gly Pro Cys Ser Glu Ile Leu Lys Arg Asn 355 360 365 Ile Gln Arg Tyr Asn Ser Phe Ile Ser Leu Thr Val 370 375 380 3 465 PRT Homo sapiens 3 Ser Thr Arg Ser Val Ser Ser Ser Ser Tyr Arg Arg Met Phe Gly Gly 1 5 10 15 Pro Gly Thr Ala Ser Arg Pro Ser Ser Ser Arg Ser Tyr Val Thr Thr 20 25 30 Ser Thr Arg Thr Tyr Ser Leu Gly Ser Ala Leu Arg Pro Ser Thr Ser 35 40 45 Arg Ser Leu Tyr Ala Ser Ser Pro Gly Gly Val Tyr Ala Thr Arg Ser 50 55 60 Ser Ala Val Arg Leu Arg Ser Ser Val Pro Gly Val Arg Leu Leu Gln 65 70 75 80 Asp Ser Val Asp Phe Ser Leu Ala Asp Ala Ile Asn Thr Glu Phe Lys 85 90 95 Asn Thr Arg Thr Asn Glu Lys Val Glu Leu Gln Glu Leu Asn Asp Arg 100 105 110 Phe Ala Asn Tyr Ile Asp Lys Val Arg Phe Leu Glu Gln Gln Asn Lys 115 120 125 Ile Leu Leu Ala Glu Leu Glu Gln Leu Lys Gly Gln Gly Lys Ser Arg 130 135 140 Leu Gly Asp Leu Tyr Glu Glu Glu Met Arg Glu Leu Arg Arg Gln Val 145 150 155 160 Asp Gln Leu Thr Asn Asp Lys Ala Arg Val Glu Val Glu Arg Asp Asn 165 170 175 Leu Ala Glu Asp Ile Met Arg Leu Arg Glu Lys Leu Gln Glu Glu Met 180 185 190 Leu Gln Arg Glu Glu Ala Glu Asn Thr Leu Gln Ser Phe Arg Gln Asp 195 200 205 Val Asp Asn Ala Ser Leu Ala Arg Leu Asp Leu Glu Arg Lys Val Glu 210 215 220 Ser Leu Gln Glu Glu Ile Ala Phe Leu Lys Lys Leu His Glu Glu Glu 225 230 235 240 Ile Gln Glu Leu Gln Ala Gln Ile Gln Glu Gln His Val Gln Ile Asp 245 250 255 Val Asp Val Ser Lys Pro Asp Leu Thr Ala Ala Leu Arg Asp Val Arg 260 265 270 Gln Gln Tyr Glu Ser Val Ala Ala Lys Asn Leu Gln Glu Ala Glu Glu 275 280 285 Trp Tyr Lys Ser Lys Phe Ala Asp Leu Ser Glu Ala Ala Asn Arg Asn 290 295 300 Asn Asp Ala Leu Arg Gln Ala Lys Gln Glu Ser Thr Glu Tyr Arg Arg 305 310 315 320 Gln Val Gln Ser Leu Thr Cys Glu Val Asp Ala Leu Lys Gly Thr Asn 325 330 335 Glu Ser Leu Glu Arg Gln Met Arg Glu Met Glu Glu Asn Phe Ala Val 340 345 350 Glu Ala Ala Asn Tyr Gln Asp Thr Ile Gly Arg Leu Gln Asp Glu Ile 355 360 365 Gln Asn Met Lys Glu Glu Met Ala Arg His Leu Arg Glu Tyr Gln Asp 370 375 380 Leu Leu Asn Val Lys Met Ala Leu Asp Ile Glu Ile Ala Thr Tyr Arg 385 390 395 400 Lys Leu Leu Glu Gly Glu Glu Ser Arg Ile Ser Leu Pro Leu Pro Asn 405 410 415 Phe Ser Ser Leu Asn Leu Arg Glu Thr Asn Leu Asp Ser Leu Pro Leu 420 425 430 Val Asp Thr His Ser Lys Arg Thr Phe Leu Ile Lys Thr Val Glu Thr 435 440 445 Arg Asp Gly Gln Val Ile Asn Glu Thr Ser Gln His His Asp Asp Leu 450 455 460 Glu 465 4 471 PRT Homo sapiens 4 Met Thr Glu Arg Arg Val Pro Phe Ser Leu Leu Arg Gly Pro Ser Trp 1 5 10 15 Asp Pro Phe Arg Asp Trp Tyr Pro His Ser Arg Leu Phe Asp Gln Ala 20 25 30 Phe Gly Leu Pro Arg Leu Pro Glu Glu Trp Ser Gln Trp Leu Gly Gly 35 40 45 Ser Ser Trp Pro Gly Tyr Val Arg Pro Leu Pro Pro Ala Ala Ile Glu 50 55 60 Ser Pro Ala Val Ala Ala Pro Ala Tyr Ser Arg Ala Leu Ser Arg Gln 65 70 75 80 Leu Ser Ser Gly Val Ser Glu Ile Arg His Thr Ala Asp Arg Trp Arg 85 90 95 Val Ser Leu Asp Val Asn His Phe Ala Pro Asp Glu Leu Thr Val Lys 100 105 110 Thr Lys Asp Gly Val Val Glu Ile Thr Gly Lys His Glu Glu Arg Gln 115 120 125 Asp Glu His Gly Tyr Ile Ser Arg Cys Phe Thr Arg Lys Tyr Thr Leu 130 135 140 Pro Pro Gly Val Asp Pro Thr Gln Val Ser Ser Ser Leu Ser Pro Glu 145 150 155 160 Gly Thr Leu Thr Val Glu Ala Pro Met Pro Lys Leu Ala Thr Gln Ser 165 170 175 Asn Glu Ile Thr Ile Pro Val Thr Phe Glu Ser Arg Ala Gln Leu Gly 180 185 190 Gly Arg Ser Cys Lys Ile Arg Met Ala Ala Lys Val Phe Glu Ser Ile 195 200 205 Gly Lys Phe Gly Leu Ala Leu Ala Val Ala Gly Gly Val Val Asn Ser 210 215 220 Ala Leu Tyr Asn Val Asp Ala Gly His Arg Ala Val Ile Phe Asp Arg 225 230 235 240 Phe Arg Gly Val Gln Asp Ile Val Val Gly Glu Gly Thr His Phe Leu 245 250 255 Ile Pro Trp Val Gln Lys Pro Ile Ile Phe Asp Cys Arg Ser Arg Pro 260 265 270 Arg Asn Val Pro Val Ile Thr Gly Ser Lys Asp Leu Gln Asn Val Asn 275 280 285 Ile Thr Leu Arg Ile Leu Phe Arg Pro Val Ala Ser Gln Leu Pro Arg 290 295 300 Ile Phe Thr Ser Ile Gly Glu Asp Tyr Asp Glu Arg Val Leu Pro Ser 305 310 315 320 Ile Thr Thr Glu Ile Leu Lys Ser Val Val Ala Arg Phe Asp Ala Gly 325 330 335 Glu Leu Ile Thr Gln Arg Glu Leu Val Ser Arg Gln Val Ser Asp Asp 340 345 350 Leu Thr Glu Arg Ala Ala Thr Phe Gly Leu Ile Leu Asp Asp Val Ser 355 360 365 Leu Thr His Leu Thr Phe Gly Lys Glu Phe Thr Glu Ala Val Glu Ala 370 375 380 Lys Gln Val Ala Gln Gln Glu Ala Glu Arg Ala Arg Phe Val Val Glu 385 390 395 400 Lys Ala Glu Gln Gln Lys Lys Ala Ala Ile Ile Ser Ala Glu Gly Asp 405 410 415 Ser Lys Ala Ala Glu Leu Ile Ala Asn Ser Leu Ala Thr Ala Gly Asp 420 425 430 Gly Leu Ile Glu Leu Arg Lys Leu Glu Ala Ala Glu Asp Ile Ala Tyr 435 440 445 Gln Leu Ser Arg Ser Arg Asn Ile Thr Tyr Leu Pro Ala Gly Gln Ser 450 455 460 Val Leu Leu Gln Leu Pro Gln 465 470 5 284 PRT Homo sapiens 5 Met Asp Ala Ile Lys Lys Lys Met Gln Met Leu Lys Leu Asp Lys Glu 1 5 10 15 Asn Ala Leu Asp Arg Ala Glu Gln Ala Glu Ala Asp Lys Lys Ala Ala 20 25 30 Glu Asp Arg Ser Lys Gln Leu Glu Asp Glu Leu Val Ser Leu Gln Lys 35 40 45 Lys Leu Lys Gly Thr Glu Asp Glu Leu Asp Lys Tyr Ser Glu Ala Leu 50 55 60 Lys Asp Ala Gln Glu Lys Leu Glu Leu Ala Glu Lys Lys Ala Thr Asp 65 70 75 80 Ala Glu Ala Asp Val Ala Ser Leu Asn Arg Arg Ile Gln Leu Val Glu 85 90 95 Glu Glu Leu Asp Arg Ala Gln Glu Arg Leu Ala Thr Ala Leu Gln Lys 100 105 110 Leu Glu Glu Ala Glu Lys Ala Ala Asp Glu Ser Glu Arg Gly Met Lys 115 120 125 Val Ile Glu Ser Arg Ala Gln Lys Asp Glu Glu Lys Met Glu Ile Gln 130 135 140 Glu Ile Gln Leu Lys Glu Ala Lys His Ile Ala Glu Asp Ala Asp Arg 145 150 155 160 Lys Tyr Glu Glu Val Ala Arg Lys Leu Val Ile Ile Glu Ser Asp Leu 165 170 175 Glu Arg Ala Glu Glu Arg Ala Glu Leu Ser Glu Gly Gln Val Arg Gln 180 185 190 Leu Glu Glu Gln Leu Arg Ile Met Asp Gln Thr Leu Lys Ala Leu Met 195 200 205 Ala Ala Glu Asp Lys Tyr Ser Gln Lys Glu Asp Arg Tyr Glu Glu Glu 210 215 220 Ile Lys Val Leu Ser Asp Lys Leu Lys Glu Ala Glu Thr Arg Ala Glu 225 230 235 240 Phe Ala Glu Arg Ser Val Thr Lys Leu Glu Lys Ser Ile Asp Asp Leu 245 250 255 Glu Glu Lys Val Ala His Ala Lys Glu Glu Asn Leu Ser Met His Gln 260 265 270 Met Leu Asp Gln Thr Leu Leu Glu Leu Asn Asn Met 275 280 6 698 PRT Homo sapiens 6 Met Arg Leu Ala Val Gly Ala Leu Leu Val Cys Ala Val Leu Gly Leu 1 5 10 15 Cys Leu Ala Val Pro Asp Lys Thr Val Arg Trp Cys Ala Val Ser Glu 20 25 30 His Glu Ala Thr Lys Cys Gln Ser Phe Arg Asp His Met Lys Ser Val 35 40 45 Ile Pro Ser Asp Gly Pro Ser Val Ala Cys Val Lys Lys Ala Ser Tyr 50 55 60 Leu Asp Cys Ile Arg Ala Ile Ala Ala Asn Glu Ala Asp Ala Val Thr 65 70 75 80 Leu Asp Ala Gly Leu Val Tyr Asp Ala Tyr Leu Ala Pro Asn Asn Leu 85 90 95 Lys Pro Val Val Ala Glu Phe Tyr Gly Ser Lys Glu Asp Pro Gln Thr 100 105 110 Phe Tyr Tyr Ala Val Ala Val Val Lys Lys Asp Ser Gly Phe Gln Met 115 120 125 Asn Gln Leu Arg Gly Lys Lys Ser Cys His Thr Gly Leu Gly Arg Ser 130 135 140 Ala Gly Trp Asn Ile Pro Ile Gly Leu Leu Tyr Cys Asp Leu Pro Glu 145 150 155 160 Pro Arg Lys Pro Leu Glu Lys Ala Val Ala Asn Phe Phe Ser Gly Ser 165 170 175 Cys Ala Pro Cys Ala Asp Gly Thr Asp Phe Pro Gln Leu Cys Gln Leu 180 185 190 Cys Pro Gly Cys Gly Cys Ser Thr Leu Asn Gln Tyr Phe Gly Tyr Ser 195 200 205 Gly Ala Phe Lys Cys Leu Lys Asp Gly Ala Gly Asp Val Ala Phe Val 210 215 220 Lys His Ser Thr Ile Phe Glu Asn Leu Ala Asn Lys Ala Asp Arg Asp 225 230 235 240 Gln Tyr Glu Leu Leu Cys Leu Asp Asn Thr Arg Lys Pro Val Asp Glu 245 250 255 Tyr Lys Asp Cys His Leu Ala Gln Val Pro Ser His Thr Val Val Ala 260 265 270 Arg Ser Met Gly Gly Lys Glu Asp Leu Ile Trp Glu Leu Leu Asn Gln 275 280 285 Ala Gln Glu His Phe Gly Lys Asp Lys Ser Lys Glu Phe Gln Leu Phe 290 295 300 Ser Ser Pro His Gly Lys Asp Leu Leu Phe Lys Asp Ser Ala His Gly 305 310 315 320 Phe Leu Lys Val Pro Pro Arg Met Asp Ala Lys Met Tyr Leu Gly Tyr 325 330 335 Glu Tyr Val Thr Ala Ile Arg Asn Leu Arg Glu Gly Thr Cys Pro Glu 340 345 350 Ala Pro Thr Asp Glu Cys Lys Pro Val Lys Trp Cys Ala Leu Ser His 355 360 365 His Glu Arg Leu Lys Cys Asp Glu Trp Ser Val Asn Ser Val Gly Lys 370 375 380 Ile Glu Cys Val Ser Ala Glu Thr Thr Glu Asp Cys Ile Ala Lys Ile 385 390 395 400 Met Asn Gly Glu Ala Asp Ala Met Ser Leu Asp Gly Gly Phe Val Tyr 405 410 415 Ile Ala Gly Lys Cys Gly Leu Val Pro Val Leu Ala Glu Asn Tyr Asn 420 425 430 Lys Ser Asp Asn Cys Glu Asp Thr Pro Glu Ala Gly Tyr Phe Ala Val 435 440 445 Ala Val Val Lys Lys Ser Ala Ser Asp Leu Thr Trp Asp Asn Leu Lys 450 455 460 Gly Lys Lys Ser Cys His Thr Ala Val Gly Arg Thr Ala Gly Trp Asn 465 470 475 480 Ile Pro Met Gly Leu Leu Tyr Asn Lys Ile Asn His Cys Arg Phe Asp 485 490 495 Glu Phe Phe Ser Glu Gly Cys Ala Pro Gly Ser Lys Lys Asp Ser Ser 500 505 510 Leu Cys Lys Leu Cys Met Gly Ser Gly Leu Asn Leu Cys Glu Pro Asn 515 520 525 Asn Lys Glu Gly Tyr Tyr Gly Tyr Thr Gly Ala Phe Arg Cys Leu Val 530 535 540 Glu Lys Gly Asp Val Ala Phe Val Lys His Gln Thr Val Pro Gln Asn 545 550 555 560 Thr Gly Gly Lys Asn Pro Asp Pro Trp Ala Lys Asn Leu Asn Glu Lys 565 570 575 Asp Tyr Glu Leu Leu Cys Leu Asp Gly Thr Arg Lys Pro Val Glu Glu 580 585 590 Tyr Ala Asn Cys His Leu Ala Arg Ala Pro Asn His Ala Val Val Thr 595 600 605 Arg Lys Asp Lys Glu Ala Cys Val His Lys Ile Leu Arg Gln Gln Gln 610 615 620 His Leu Phe Gly Ser Asn Val Thr Asp Cys Ser Gly Asn Phe Cys Leu 625 630 635 640 Phe Arg Ser Glu Thr Lys Asp Leu Leu Phe Arg Asp Asp Thr Val Cys 645 650 655 Leu Ala Lys Leu His Asp Arg Asn Thr Tyr Glu Lys Tyr Leu Gly Glu 660 665 670 Glu Tyr Val Lys Ala Val Gly Asn Leu Arg Lys Cys Ser Thr Ser Ser 675 680 685 Leu Leu Glu Ala Cys Thr Phe Arg Arg Pro 690 695 7 417 PRT Homo sapiens 7 Met Arg Ser Leu Leu Leu Gly Thr Leu Cys Leu Leu Ala Val Ala Leu 1 5 10 15 Ala Ala Glu Val Lys Lys Pro Val Glu Ala Ala Ala Pro Gly Thr Ala 20 25 30 Glu Lys Leu Ser Ser Lys Ala Thr Thr Leu Ala Glu Pro Ser Thr Gly 35 40 45 Leu Ala Phe Ser Leu Tyr Gln Ala Met Ala Lys Asp Gln Ala Val Glu 50 55 60 Asn Ile Leu Val Ser Pro Val Val Val Ala Ser Ser Leu Gly Leu Val 65 70 75 80 Ser Leu Gly Gly Lys Ala Thr Thr Ala Ser Gln Ala Lys Ala Val Leu 85 90 95 Ser Ala Glu Gln Leu Arg Asp Glu Glu Val His Ala Gly Leu Gly Glu 100 105 110 Leu Leu Arg Ser Leu Ser Asn Ser Thr Ala Arg Asn Val Thr Trp Lys 115 120 125 Leu Gly Ser Arg Leu Tyr Gly Pro Ser Ser Val Ser Phe Ala Asp Asp 130 135 140 Phe Val Arg Ser Ser Lys Gln His Tyr Asn Cys Glu His Ser Lys Ile 145 150 155 160 Asn Phe Pro Asp Lys Arg Ser Ala Leu Gln Ser Ile Asn Glu Trp Ala 165 170 175 Ala Gln Thr Thr Asp Gly Lys Leu Pro Glu Val Thr Lys Asp Val Glu 180 185 190 Arg Thr Asp Gly Ala Leu Leu Val Asn Ala Met Phe Phe Lys Pro His 195 200 205 Trp Asp Glu Lys Phe His His Lys Met Val Asp Asn Arg Gly Phe Met 210 215 220 Val Thr Arg Ser Tyr Thr Val Gly Val Thr Met Met His Arg Thr Gly 225 230 235 240 Leu Tyr Asn Tyr Tyr Asp Asp Glu Lys Glu Lys Leu Gln Leu Val Glu 245 250 255 Met Pro Leu Ala His Lys Leu Ser Ser Leu Ile Ile Leu Met Pro His 260 265 270 His Val Glu Pro Leu Glu Arg Leu Glu Lys Leu Leu Thr Lys Glu Gln 275 280 285 Leu Lys Ile Trp Met Gly Lys Met Gln Lys Lys Ala Val Ala Ile Ser 290 295 300 Leu Pro Lys Gly Val Val Glu Val Thr His Asp Leu Gln Lys His Leu 305 310 315 320 Ala Gly Leu Gly Leu Thr Glu Ala Ile Asp Lys Asn Lys Ala Asp Leu 325 330 335 Ser Arg Met Ser Gly Lys Lys Asp Leu Tyr Leu Ala Ser Val Phe His 340 345 350 Ala Thr Ala Phe Glu Leu Asp Thr Asp Gly Asn Pro Phe Asp Gln Asp 355 360 365 Ile Tyr Gly Arg Glu Glu Leu Arg Ser Pro Lys Leu Phe Tyr Ala Asp 370 375 380 His Pro Phe Ile Phe Leu Val Arg Asp Thr Gln Ser Gly Ser Leu Leu 385 390 395 400 Phe Ile Gly Arg Leu Val Arg Leu Lys Gly Asp Lys Met Arg Asp Glu 405 410 415 Leu 8 453 PRT Homo sapiens 8 Met Lys Leu Leu Thr Arg Ala Gly Ser Phe Ser Arg Phe Tyr Ser Leu 1 5 10 15 Lys Val Ala Pro Lys Val Lys Ala Thr Ala Ala Pro Ala Gly Ala Pro 20 25 30 Pro Gln Pro Gln Asp Leu Glu Phe Thr Lys Leu Pro Asn Gly Leu Val 35 40 45 Ile Ala Ser Leu Glu Asn Tyr Ser Pro Val Ser Arg Ile Gly Leu Phe 50 55 60 Ile Lys Ala Gly Ser Arg Tyr Glu Asp Phe Ser Asn Leu Gly Thr Thr 65 70 75 80 His Leu Leu Arg Leu Thr Ser Ser Leu Thr Thr Lys Gly Ala Ser Ser 85 90 95 Phe Lys Ile Thr Arg Gly Ile Glu Ala Val Gly Gly Lys Leu Ser Val 100 105 110 Thr Ala Thr Arg Glu Asn Met Ala Tyr Thr Val Glu Cys Leu Arg Gly 115 120 125 Asp Val Asp Ile Leu Met Glu Phe Leu Leu Asn Val Thr Thr Ala Pro 130 135 140 Glu Phe Arg Arg Trp Glu Val Ala Asp Leu Gln Pro Gln Leu Lys Ile 145 150 155 160 Asp Lys Ala Val Ala Phe Gln Asn Pro Gln Thr His Val Ile Glu Asn 165 170 175 Leu His Ala Ala Ala Tyr Gln Asn Ala Leu Ala Asn Pro Leu Tyr Cys 180 185 190 Pro Asp Tyr Arg Ile Gly Lys Val Thr Ser Glu Glu Leu His Tyr Phe 195 200 205 Val Gln Asn His Phe Thr Ser Ala Arg Met Ala Leu Ile Gly Leu Gly 210 215 220 Val Ser His Pro Val Leu Lys Gln Val Ala Glu Gln Phe Leu Asn Met 225 230 235 240 Arg Gly Gly Leu Gly Leu Ser Gly Ala Lys Ala Asn Tyr Arg Gly Gly 245 250 255 Glu Ile Arg Glu Gln Asn Gly Asp Ser Leu Val His Ala Ala Phe Val 260 265 270 Ala Glu Ser Ala Val Ala Gly Ser Ala Glu Ala Asn Ala Phe Ser Val 275 280 285 Leu Gln His Val Leu Gly Ala Gly Pro His Val Lys Arg Gly Ser Asn 290 295 300 Thr Thr Ser His Leu His Gln Ala Val Ala Lys Ala Thr Gln Gln Pro 305 310 315 320 Phe Asp Val Ser Ala Phe Asn Ala Ser Tyr Ser Asp Ser Gly Leu Phe 325 330 335 Gly Ile Tyr Thr Ile Ser Gln Ala Thr Ala Ala Gly Asp Val Ile Lys 340 345 350 Ala Ala Tyr Asn Gln Val Lys Arg Ile Ala Gln Gly Asn Leu Ser Asn 355 360 365 Thr Asp Val Gln Ala Ala Lys Asn Lys Leu Lys Ala Gly Tyr Leu Met 370 375 380 Ser Val Glu Ser Ser Glu Cys Phe Leu Glu Glu Val Gly Ser Gln Ala 385 390 395 400 Leu Val Ala Gly Ser Tyr Met Pro Pro Ser Thr Val Leu Gln Gln Ile 405 410 415 Asp Ser Val Ala Asn Ala Asp Ile Ile Asn Ala Ala Lys Lys Phe Val 420 425 430 Ser Gly Gln Lys Ser Met Ala Ala Ser Gly Asn Leu Gly His Thr Pro 435 440 445 Phe Val Asp Glu Leu 450 9 433 PRT Homo sapiens 9 Ser Ile Leu Lys Ile His Ala Arg Glu Ile Phe Asp Ser Arg Gly Asn 1 5 10 15 Pro Thr Val Glu Val Asp Leu Phe Thr Ser Lys Gly Leu Phe Arg Ala 20 25 30 Ala Val Pro Ser Gly Ala Ser Thr Gly Ile Tyr Glu Ala Leu Glu Leu 35 40 45 Arg Asp Asn Asp Lys Thr Arg Tyr Met Gly Lys Gly Val Ser Lys Ala 50 55 60 Val Glu His Ile Asn Lys Thr Ile Ala Pro Ala Leu Val Ser Lys Lys 65 70 75 80 Leu Asn Val Thr Glu Gln Glu Lys Ile Asp Lys Leu Met Ile Glu Met 85 90 95 Asp Gly Thr Glu Asn Lys Ser Lys Phe Gly Ala Asn Ala Ile Leu Gly 100 105 110 Val Ser Leu Ala Val Cys Lys Ala Gly Ala Val Glu Lys Gly Val Pro 115 120 125 Leu Tyr Arg His Ile Ala Asp Leu Ala Gly Asn Ser Glu Val Ile Leu 130 135 140 Pro Val Pro Ala Phe Asn Val Ile Asn Gly Gly Ser His Ala Gly Asn 145 150 155 160 Lys Leu Ala Met Gln Glu Phe Met Ile Leu Pro Val Gly Ala Ala Asn 165 170 175 Phe Arg Glu Ala Met Arg Ile Gly Ala Glu Val Tyr His Asn Leu Lys 180 185 190 Asn Val Ile Lys Glu Lys Tyr Gly Lys Asp Ala Thr Asn Val Gly Asp 195 200 205 Glu Gly Gly Phe Ala Pro Asn Ile Leu Glu Asn Lys Glu Gly Leu Glu 210 215 220 Leu Leu Lys Thr Ala Ile Gly Lys Ala Gly Tyr Thr Asp Lys Val Val 225 230 235 240 Ile Gly Met Asp Val Ala Ala Ser Glu Phe Phe Arg Ser Gly Lys Tyr 245 250 255 Asp Leu Asp Phe Lys Ser Pro Asp Asp Pro Ser Arg Tyr Ile Ser Pro 260 265 270 Asp Gln Leu Ala Asp Leu Tyr Lys Ser Phe Ile Lys Asp Tyr Pro Val 275 280 285 Val Ser Ile Glu Asp Pro Phe Asp Gln Asp Asp Trp Gly Ala Trp Gln 290 295 300 Lys Phe Thr Ala Ser Ala Gly Ile Gln Val Val Gly Asp Asp Leu Thr 305 310 315 320 Val Thr Asn Pro Lys Arg Ile Ala Lys Ala Val Asn Glu Lys Ser Cys 325 330 335 Asn Cys Leu Leu Leu Lys Val Asn Gln Ile Gly Ser Val Thr Glu Ser 340 345 350 Leu Gln Ala Cys Lys Leu Ala Gln Ala Asn Gly Trp Gly Val Met Val 355 360 365 Ser His Arg Ser Gly Glu Thr Glu Asp Thr Phe Ile Ala Asp Leu Val 370 375 380 Val Gly Leu Cys Thr Gly Gln Ile Lys Thr Gly Ala Pro Cys Arg Ser 385 390 395 400 Glu Arg Leu Ala Lys Tyr Asn Gln Leu Leu Arg Ile Glu Glu Glu Leu 405 410 415 Gly Ser Lys Ala Lys Phe Ala Gly Arg Asn Phe Arg Asn Pro Leu Ala 420 425 430 Lys 10 417 PRT Homo sapiens 10 Ser Leu Ser Asn Lys Leu Thr Leu Asp Lys Leu Asp Val Lys Gly Lys 1 5 10 15 Arg Val Val Met Arg Val Asp Phe Asn Val Pro Met Lys Asn Asn Gln 20 25 30 Ile Thr Asn Asn Gln Arg Ile Lys Ala Ala Val Pro Ser Ile Lys Phe 35 40 45 Cys Leu Asp Asn Gly Ala Lys Ser Val Val Leu Met Ser His Leu Gly 50 55 60 Arg Pro Asp Gly Val Pro Met Pro Asp Lys Tyr Ser Leu Glu Pro Val 65 70 75 80 Ala Val Glu Leu Lys Ser Leu Leu Gly Lys Asp Val Leu Phe Leu Lys 85 90 95 Asp Cys Val Gly Pro Glu Val Glu Lys Ala Cys Ala Asn Pro Ala Ala 100 105 110 Gly Ser Val Ile Leu Leu Glu Asn Leu Arg Phe His Val Glu Glu Glu 115 120 125 Gly Lys Gly Lys Asp Ala Ser Gly Asn Lys Val Lys Ala Glu Pro Ala 130 135 140 Lys Ile Glu Ala Phe Arg Ala Ser Leu Ser Lys Leu Gly Asp Val Tyr 145 150 155 160 Val Asn Asp Ala Phe Gly Thr Ala His Arg Ala His Ser Ser Met Val 165 170 175 Gly Val Asn Leu Pro Gln Lys Ala Gly Gly Phe Leu Met Lys Lys Glu 180 185 190 Leu Asn Tyr Phe Ala Lys Ala Leu Glu Ser Pro Glu Arg Pro Phe Leu 195 200 205 Ala Ile Leu Gly Gly Ala Lys Val Ala Asp Lys Ile Gln Leu Ile Asn 210 215 220 Asn Met Leu Asp Lys Val Asn Glu Met Ile Ile Gly Gly Gly Met Ala 225 230 235 240 Phe Thr Phe Leu Lys Val Leu Asn Asn Met Glu Ile Gly Thr Ser Leu 245 250 255 Phe Asp Glu Glu Gly Ala Lys Ile Val Lys Asp Leu Met Ser Lys Ala 260 265 270 Glu Lys Asn Gly Val Lys Ile Thr Leu Pro Val Asp Phe Val Thr Ala 275 280 285 Asp Lys Phe Asp Glu Asn Ala Lys Thr Gly Gln Ala Thr Val Ala Ser 290 295 300 Gly Ile Pro Ala Gly Trp Met Gly Leu Asp Cys Gly Pro Glu Ser Ser 305 310 315 320 Lys Lys Tyr Ala Glu Ala Val Thr Arg Ala Lys Gln Ile Val Trp Asn 325 330 335 Gly Pro Val Gly Val Phe Glu Trp Glu Ala Phe Ala Arg Gly Thr Lys 340 345 350 Ala Leu Met Asp Glu Val Val Lys Ala Thr Ser Arg Gly Cys Ile Thr 355 360 365 Ile Ile Gly Gly Gly Asp Thr Ala Thr Cys Cys Ala Lys Trp Asn Thr 370 375 380 Glu Asp Lys Val Ser His Val Ser Thr Gly Gly Gly Ala Ser Leu Glu 385 390 395 400 Leu Leu Glu Gly Lys Val Leu Pro Gly Val Asp Ala Leu Ser Asn Ile 405 410 415 Leu 11 249 PRT Homo sapiens 11 Met Ala Pro Ser Arg Lys Phe Phe Val Gly Gly Asn Trp Lys Met Asn 1 5 10 15 Gly Arg Lys Gln Ser Leu Gly Glu Leu Ile Gly Thr Leu Asn Ala Ala 20 25 30 Lys Val Pro Ala Asp Thr Glu Val Val Cys Ala Pro Pro Thr Ala Tyr 35 40 45 Ile Asp Phe Ala Arg Gln Lys Leu Asp Pro Lys Ile Ala Val Ala Ala 50 55 60 Gln Asn Cys Tyr Lys Val Thr Asn Gly Ala Phe Thr Gly Glu Ile Ser 65 70 75 80 Pro Gly Met Ile Lys Asp Cys Gly Ala Thr Trp Val Val Leu Gly His 85 90 95 Ser Glu Arg Arg His Val Phe Gly Glu Ser Asp Glu Leu Ile Gly Gln 100 105 110 Lys Val Ala His Ala Leu Ala Glu Gly Leu Gly Val Ile Ala Cys Ile 115 120 125 Gly Glu Lys Leu Asp Glu Arg Glu Ala Gly Ile Thr Glu Lys Val Val 130 135 140 Phe Glu Gln Thr Lys Val Ile Ala Asp Asn Val Lys Asp Trp Ser Lys 145 150 155 160 Val Val Leu Ala Tyr Glu Pro Val Trp Ala Ile Gly Thr Gly Lys Thr 165 170 175 Ala Thr Pro Gln Gln Ala Gln Glu Val His Glu Lys Leu Arg Gly Trp 180 185 190 Leu Lys Ser Asn Val Ser Asp Ala Val Ala Gln Ser Thr Arg Ile Ile 195 200 205 Tyr Gly Gly Ser Val Thr Gly Ala Thr Cys Lys Glu Leu Ala Ser Gln 210 215 220 Pro Asp Val Asp Gly Phe Leu Val Gly Gly Ala Ser Leu Lys Pro Glu 225 230 235 240 Phe Val Asp Ile Ile Asn Ala Lys Gln 245 12 1076 PRT Homo sapiens 12 Pro Val Pro Leu Ser Phe Leu Ser Thr Val Cys Asp Pro Arg Val Gln 1 5 10 15 Asp Gly Ala Ala Glu Arg Thr Gly Ala Ala Asp Gly Glu Glu Phe Leu 20 25 30 Gly Gly Gly Gly Leu Pro Ala Glu Leu Phe Gln Lys Lys Val Val Ala 35 40 45 Ser Phe Pro Arg Thr Val Leu Ser Thr Gly Met Asp Asn Arg Tyr Leu 50 55 60 Val Leu Ala Val Asn Thr Val Gln Asn Lys Glu Gly Asn Cys Glu Lys 65 70 75 80 Arg Leu Val Ile Thr Ala Ser Gln Ser Leu Glu Asn Lys Glu Leu Cys 85 90 95 Ile Leu Arg Asn Asp Trp Cys Ser Val Pro Val Glu Pro Gly Asp Ile 100 105 110 Ile His Leu Glu Gly Asp Cys Thr Ser Asp Thr Trp Ile Ile Asp Lys 115 120 125 Asp Phe Gly Tyr Leu Ile Leu Tyr Pro Asp Met Leu Ile Ser Gly Thr 130 135 140 Ser Ile Ala Ser Ser Ile Arg Cys Met Arg Arg Ala Val Leu Ser Glu 145 150 155 160 Thr Phe Arg Ser Ser Asp Pro Ala Thr Arg Gln Met Leu Ile Gly Thr 165 170 175 Val Leu His Glu Val Phe Gln Lys Ala Ile Asn Asn Ser Phe Ala Pro 180 185 190 Glu Lys Leu Gln Glu Leu Ala Phe Gln Thr Ile Gln Glu Ile Arg His 195 200 205 Leu Lys Glu Met Tyr Arg Leu Asn Leu Ser Gln Asp Glu Ile Lys Gln 210 215 220 Glu Val Glu Asp Tyr Leu Pro Ser Phe Cys Lys Trp Ala Gly Asp Phe 225 230 235 240 Met His Lys Asn Thr Ser Thr Asp Phe Pro Gln Met Gln Leu Ser Leu 245 250 255 Pro Ser Asp Asn Ser Lys Asp Asn Ser Thr Cys Asn Ile Glu Val Val 260 265 270 Lys Pro Met Asp Ile Glu Glu Ser Ile Trp Ser Pro Arg Phe Gly Leu 275 280 285 Lys Gly Lys Ile Asp Val Thr Val Gly Val Lys Ile His Arg Gly Tyr 290 295 300 Lys Thr Lys Tyr Lys Ile Met Pro Leu Glu Leu Lys Thr Gly Lys Glu 305 310 315 320 Ser Asn Ser Ile Glu His Arg Ser Gln Val Val Leu Tyr Thr Leu Leu 325 330 335 Ser Gln Glu Arg Arg Ala Asp Pro Glu Ala Gly Leu Leu Leu Tyr Leu 340 345 350 Lys Thr Gly Gln Met Tyr Pro Val Pro Ala Asn His Leu Asp Lys Arg 355 360 365 Glu Leu Leu Lys Leu Arg Asn Gln Met Ala Phe Ser Leu Phe His Arg 370 375 380 Ile Ser Lys Ser Ala Thr Arg Gln Lys Thr Gln Leu Ala Ser Leu Pro 385 390 395 400 Gln Ile Ile Glu Glu Glu Lys Thr Cys Lys Tyr Cys Ser Gln Ile Gly 405 410 415 Asn Cys Ala Leu Tyr Ser Arg Ala Val Glu Gln Gln Met Asp Cys Ser 420 425 430 Ser Val Pro Ile Val Met Leu Pro Lys Ile Glu Glu Glu Thr Gln His 435 440 445 Leu Lys Gln Thr His Leu Glu Tyr Phe Ser Leu Trp Cys Leu Met Leu 450 455 460 Thr Leu Glu Ser Gln Ser Lys Asp Asn Lys Lys Asn His Gln Asn Ile 465 470 475 480 Trp Leu Met Pro Ala Ser Glu Met Glu Lys Ser Gly Ser Cys Ile Gly 485 490 495 Asn Leu Ile Arg Met Glu His Val Lys Ile Val Cys Asp Gly Gln Tyr 500 505 510 Leu His Asn Phe Gln Cys Lys His Gly Ala Ile Pro Val Thr Asn Leu 515 520 525 Met Ala Gly Asp Arg Val Ile Val Ser Gly Glu Glu Arg Ser Leu Phe 530 535 540 Ala Leu Ser Arg Gly Tyr Val Lys Glu Ile Asn Met Thr Thr Val Thr 545 550 555 560 Cys Leu Leu Asp Arg Asn Leu Ser Val Leu Pro Glu Ser Thr Leu Phe 565 570 575 Arg Leu Asp Gln Glu Glu Lys Asn Cys Asp Ile Asp Thr Pro Leu Gly 580 585 590 Asn Leu Ser Lys Leu Met Glu Asn Thr Phe Val Ser Lys Lys Leu Arg 595 600 605 Asp Leu Ile Ile Asp Phe Arg Glu Pro Gln Phe Ile Ser Tyr Leu Ser 610 615 620 Ser Val Leu Pro His Asp Ala Lys Asp Thr Val Ala Cys Ile Leu Lys 625 630 635 640 Gly Leu Asn Lys Pro Gln Arg Gln Ala Met Lys Lys Val Leu Leu Ser 645 650 655 Lys Asp Tyr Thr Leu Ile Val Gly Met Pro Gly Thr Gly Lys Thr Thr 660 665 670 Thr Ile Cys Thr Leu Val Arg Ile Leu Tyr Ala Cys Gly Phe Ser Val 675 680 685 Leu Leu Thr Ser Tyr Thr His Ser Ala Val Asp Asn Ile Leu Leu Lys 690 695 700 Leu Ala Lys Phe Lys Ile Gly Phe Leu Arg Leu Gly Gln Ile Gln Lys 705 710 715 720 Val His Pro Ala Ile Gln Gln Phe Thr Glu Gln Glu Ile Cys Arg Ser 725 730 735 Lys Ser Ile Lys Ser Leu Ala Leu Leu Glu Glu Leu Tyr Asn Ser Gln 740 745 750 Leu Ile Val Ala Thr Thr Cys Met Gly Ile Asn His Pro Ile Phe Ser 755 760 765 Arg Lys Ile Phe Asp Phe Cys Ile Val Asp Glu Ala Ser Gln Ile Ser 770 775 780 Gln Pro Ile Cys Leu Gly Pro Leu Phe Phe Ser Arg Arg Phe Val Leu 785 790 795 800 Val Gly Asp His Gln Gln Leu Pro Pro Leu Val Leu Asn Arg Glu Ala 805 810 815 Arg Ala Leu Gly Met Ser Glu Ser Leu Phe Lys Arg Leu Glu Gln Asn 820 825 830 Lys Ser Ala Val Val Gln Leu Thr Val Gln Tyr Arg Met Asn Ser Lys 835 840 845 Ile Met Ser Leu Ser Asn Lys Leu Thr Tyr Glu Gly Lys Leu Glu Cys 850 855 860 Gly Ser Asp Lys Val Ala Asn Ala Val Ile Asn Leu Arg His Phe Lys 865 870 875 880 Asp Val Lys Leu Glu Leu Glu Phe Tyr Ala Asp Tyr Ser Asp Asn Pro 885 890 895 Trp Leu Met Gly Val Phe Glu Pro Asn Asn Pro Val Cys Phe Leu Asn 900 905 910 Thr Asp Lys Val Pro Ala Pro Glu Gln Val Glu Lys Gly Gly Val Ser 915 920 925 Asn Val Thr Glu Ala Lys Leu Ile Val Phe Leu Thr Ser Ile Phe Val 930 935 940 Lys Ala Gly Cys Ser Pro Ser Asp Ile Gly Ile Ile Ala Pro Tyr Arg 945 950 955 960 Gln Gln Leu Lys Ile Ile Asn Asp Leu Leu Ala Arg Ser Ile Gly Met 965 970 975 Val Glu Val Asn Thr Val Asp Lys Tyr Gln Gly Arg Asp Lys Ser Ile 980 985 990 Val Leu Val Ser Phe Val Arg Ser Asn Lys Asp Gly Thr Val Gly Glu 995 1000 1005 Leu Leu Lys Asp Trp Arg Arg Leu Asn Val Ala Ile Thr Arg Ala Lys 1010 1015 1020 His Lys Leu Ile Leu Leu Gly Cys Val Pro Ser Leu Asn Cys Tyr Pro 1025 1030 1035 1040 Pro Leu Glu Lys Leu Leu Asn His Leu Asn Ser Glu Lys Leu Ile Ile 1045 1050 1055 Asp Leu Pro Ser Arg Glu His Glu Ser Leu Cys His Ile Leu Gly Asp 1060 1065 1070 Phe Gln Arg Glu 1075 13 527 PRT Homo sapiens 13 Met Ala Asp Ser Arg Asp Pro Ala Ser Asp Gln Met Gln His Trp Lys 1 5 10 15 Glu Gln Arg Ala Ala Gln Lys Ala Asp Val Leu Thr Thr Gly Ala Gly 20 25 30 Asn Pro Val Gly Asp Lys Leu Asn Val Ile Thr Val Gly Pro Arg Gly 35 40 45 Pro Leu Leu Val Gln Asp Val Val Phe Thr Asp Glu Met Ala His Phe 50 55 60 Asp Arg Glu Arg Ile Pro Glu Arg Val Val His Ala Lys Gly Ala Gly 65 70 75 80 Ala Phe Gly Tyr Phe Glu Val Thr His Asp Ile Thr Lys Tyr Ser Lys 85 90 95 Ala Lys Val Phe Glu His Ile Gly Lys Lys Thr Pro Ile Ala Val Arg 100 105 110 Phe Ser Thr Val Ala Gly Glu Ser Gly Ser Ala Asp Thr Val Arg Asp 115 120 125 Pro Arg Gly Phe Ala Val Lys Phe Tyr Thr Glu Asp Gly Asn Trp Asp 130 135 140 Leu Val Gly Asn Asn Thr Pro Ile Phe Phe Ile Arg Asp Pro Ile Leu 145 150 155 160 Phe Pro Ser Phe Ile His Ser Gln Lys Arg Asn Pro Gln Thr His Leu 165 170 175 Lys Asp Pro Asp Met Val Trp Asp Phe Trp Ser Leu Arg Pro Glu Ser 180 185 190 Leu His Gln Val Ser Phe Leu Phe Ser Asp Arg Gly Ile Pro Asp Gly 195 200 205 His Arg His Met Asn Gly Tyr Gly Ser His Thr Phe Lys Leu Val Asn 210 215 220 Ala Asn Gly Glu Ala Val Tyr Cys Lys Phe His Tyr Lys Thr Asp Gln 225 230 235 240 Gly Ile Lys Asn Leu Ser Val Glu Asp Ala Ala Arg Leu Ser Gln Glu 245 250 255 Asp Pro Asp Tyr Gly Ile Arg Asp Leu Phe Asn Ala Ile Ala Thr Gly 260 265 270 Lys Tyr Pro Ser Trp Thr Phe Tyr Ile Gln Val Met Thr Phe Asn Gln 275 280 285 Ala Glu Thr Phe Pro Phe Asn Pro Phe Asp Leu Thr Lys Val Trp Pro 290 295 300 His Lys Asp Tyr Pro Leu Ile Pro Val Gly Lys Leu Val Leu Asn Arg 305 310 315 320 Asn Pro Val Asn Tyr Phe Ala Glu Val Glu Gln Ile Ala Phe Asp Pro 325 330 335 Ser Asn Met Pro Pro Gly Ile Glu Ala Ser Pro Asp Lys Met Leu Gln 340 345 350 Gly Arg Leu Phe Ala Tyr Pro Asp Thr His Arg His Arg Leu Gly Pro 355 360 365 Asn Tyr Leu His Ile Pro Val Asn Cys Pro Tyr Arg Ala Arg Val Ala 370 375 380 Asn Tyr Gln Arg Asp Gly Pro Met Cys Met Gln Asp Asn Gln Gly Gly 385 390 395 400 Ala Pro Asn Tyr Tyr Pro Asn Ser Phe Gly Ala Pro Glu Gln Gln Pro 405 410 415 Ser Ala Leu Glu His Ser Ile Gln Tyr Ser Gly Glu Val Arg Arg Phe 420 425 430 Asn Thr Ala Asn Asp Asp Asn Val Thr Gln Val Arg Ala Phe Tyr Val 435 440 445 Asn Val Leu Asn Glu Glu Gln Arg Lys Arg Leu Cys Glu Asn Ile Ala 450 455 460 Gly His Leu Lys Asp Ala Gln Ile Phe Ile Gln Lys Lys Ala Val Lys 465 470 475 480 Asn Phe Thr Glu Val His Pro Asp Tyr Gly Ser His Ile Gln Ala Leu 485 490 495 Leu Asp Lys Tyr Asn Ala Glu Lys Pro Lys Asn Ala Ile His Thr Phe 500 505 510 Val Gln Ser Gly Ser His Leu Ala Ala Arg Glu Lys Ala Asn Leu 515 520 525 14 353 PRT Homo sapiens 14 Met Glu Lys Thr Leu Glu Thr Val Pro Leu Glu Arg Lys Lys Arg Glu 1 5 10 15 Lys Glu Gln Phe Arg Lys Leu Phe Ile Gly Gly Leu Ser Phe Glu Thr 20 25 30 Thr Glu Glu Ser Leu Arg Asn Tyr Tyr Glu Gln Trp Gly Lys Leu Thr 35 40 45 Asp Cys Val Val Met Arg Asp Pro Ala Ser Lys Arg Ser Arg Gly Phe 50 55 60 Gly Phe Val Thr Phe Ser Ser Met Ala Glu Val Asp Ala Ala Met Ala 65 70 75 80 Ala Arg Pro His Ser Ile Asp Gly Arg Val Val Glu Pro Lys Arg Ala 85 90 95 Val Ala Arg Glu Glu Ser Gly Lys Pro Gly Ala His Val Thr Val Lys 100 105 110 Lys Leu Phe Val Gly Gly Ile Lys Glu Asp Thr Glu Glu His His Leu 115 120 125 Arg Asp Tyr Phe Glu Glu Tyr Gly Lys Ile Asp Thr Ile Glu Ile Ile 130 135 140 Thr Asp Arg Gln Ser Gly Lys Lys Arg Gly Phe Gly Phe Val Thr Phe 145 150 155 160 Asp Asp His Asp Pro Val Asp Lys Ile Val Leu Gln Lys Tyr His Thr 165 170 175 Ile Asn Gly His Asn Ala Glu Val Arg Lys Ala Leu Ser Arg Gln Glu 180 185 190 Met Gln Glu Val Gln Ser Ser Arg Ser Gly Arg Gly Gly Asn Phe Gly 195 200 205 Phe Gly Asp Ser Arg Gly Gly Gly Gly Asn Phe Gly Pro Gly Pro Gly 210 215 220 Ser Asn Phe Arg Gly Gly Ser Asp Gly Tyr Gly Ser Gly Arg Gly Phe 225 230 235 240 Gly Asp Gly Tyr Asn Gly Tyr Gly Gly Gly Pro Gly Gly Gly Asn Phe 245 250 255 Gly Gly Ser Pro Gly Tyr Gly Gly Gly Arg Gly Gly Tyr Gly Gly Gly 260 265 270 Gly Pro Gly Tyr Gly Asn Gln Gly Gly Gly Tyr Gly Gly Gly Tyr Asp 275 280 285 Asn Tyr Gly Gly Gly Asn Tyr Gly Ser Gly Asn Tyr Asn Asp Phe Gly 290 295 300 Asn Tyr Asn Gln Gln Pro Ser Asn Tyr Gly Pro Met Lys Ser Gly Asn 305 310 315 320 Phe Gly Gly Ser Arg Asn Met Gly Gly Pro Tyr Gly Gly Gly Asn Tyr 325 330 335 Gly Pro Gly Gly Ser Gly Gly Ser Gly Gly Tyr Gly Gly Arg Ser Arg 340 345 350 Tyr 15 194 PRT Homo sapiens 15 Met Ala Ala Glu Asp Val Ala Ala Thr Gly Ala Asp Pro Ser Glu Leu 1 5 10 15 Glu Gly Gly Gly Leu Leu His Glu Ile Phe Thr Ser Pro Leu Asn Leu 20 25 30 Leu Leu Leu Gly Leu Cys Ile Phe Leu Leu Tyr Lys Ile Val Arg Gly 35 40 45 Asp Gln Pro Ala Ala Ser Asp Ser Asp Asp Asp Glu Pro Pro Pro Leu 50 55 60 Pro Arg Leu Lys Arg Arg Asp Phe Thr Pro Ala Glu Leu Arg Arg Phe 65 70 75 80 Asp Gly Val Gln Asp Pro Arg Ile Leu Met Ala Ile Asn Gly Lys Val 85 90 95 Phe Asp Val Thr Lys Gly Arg Lys Phe Tyr Gly Pro Glu Gly Pro Tyr 100 105 110 Gly Val Phe Ala Gly Arg Asp Ala Ser Arg Gly Leu Ala Thr Phe Cys 115 120 125 Leu Asp Lys Glu Ala Leu Lys Asp Glu Tyr Asp Asp Leu Ser Asp Leu 130 135 140 Thr Pro Ala Gln Gln Glu Thr Leu Asn Asp Trp Asp Ser Gln Phe Thr 145 150 155 160 Phe Lys Tyr His His Val Gly Lys Leu Leu Lys Glu Gly Glu Glu Pro 165 170 175 Thr Val Tyr Ser Asp Glu Glu Glu Pro Lys Asp Glu Ser Ala Arg Lys 180 185 190 Asn Asp 16 646 PRT Homo sapiens 16 Met Ser Lys Gly Pro Ala Val Gly Ile Asp Leu Gly Thr Thr Tyr Ser 1 5 10 15 Cys Val Gly Val Phe Gln His Gly Lys Val Glu Ile Ile Ala Asn Asp 20 25 30 Gln Gly Asn Arg Thr Thr Pro Ser Tyr Val Ala Phe Thr Asp Thr Glu 35 40 45 Arg Leu Ile Gly Asp Ala Ala Lys Asn Gln Val Ala Met Asn Pro Thr 50 55 60 Asn Thr Val Phe Asp Ala Lys Arg Leu Ile Gly Arg Arg Phe Asp Asp 65 70 75 80 Ala Val Val Gln Ser Asp Met Lys His Trp Pro Phe Met Val Val Asn 85 90 95 Asp Ala Gly Arg Pro Lys Val Gln Val Glu Tyr Lys Gly Glu Thr Lys 100 105 110 Ser Phe Tyr Pro Glu Glu Val Ser Ser Met Val Leu Thr Lys Met Lys 115 120 125 Glu Ile Ala Glu Ala Tyr Leu Gly Lys Thr Val Thr Asn Ala Val Val 130 135 140 Thr Val Pro Ala Tyr Phe Asn Asp Ser Gln Arg Gln Ala Thr Lys Asp 145 150 155 160 Ala Gly Thr Ile Ala Gly Leu Asn Val Leu Arg Ile Ile Asn Glu Pro 165 170 175 Thr Ala Ala Ala Ile Ala Tyr Gly Leu Asp Lys Lys Val Gly Ala Glu 180 185 190 Arg Asn Val Leu Ile Phe Asp Leu Gly Gly Gly Thr Phe Asp Val Ser 195 200 205 Ile Leu Thr Ile Glu Asp Gly Ile Phe Glu Val Lys Ser Thr Ala Gly 210 215 220 Asp Thr His Leu Gly Gly Glu Asp Phe Asp Asn Arg Met Val Asn His 225 230 235 240 Phe Ile Ala Glu Phe Lys Arg Lys His Lys Lys Asp Ile Ser Glu Asn 245 250 255 Lys Arg Ala Val Arg Arg Leu Arg Thr Ala Cys Glu Arg Ala Lys Arg 260 265 270 Thr Leu Ser Ser Ser Thr Gln Ala Ser Ile Glu Ile Asp Ser Leu Tyr 275 280 285 Glu Gly Ile Asp Phe Tyr Thr Ser Ile Thr Arg Ala Arg Phe Glu Glu 290 295 300 Leu Asn Ala Asp Leu Phe Arg Gly Thr Leu Asp Pro Val Glu Lys Ala 305 310 315 320 Leu Arg Asp Ala Lys Leu Asp Lys Ser Gln Ile His Asp Ile Val Leu 325 330 335 Val Gly Gly Ser Thr Arg Ile Pro Lys Ile Gln Lys Leu Leu Gln Asp 340 345 350 Phe Phe Asn Gly Lys Glu Leu Asn Lys Ser Ile Asn Pro Asp Glu Ala 355 360 365 Val Ala Tyr Gly Ala Ala Val Gln Ala Ala Ile Leu Ser Gly Asp Lys 370 375 380 Ser Glu Asn Val Gln Asp Leu Leu Leu Leu Asp Val Thr Pro Leu Ser 385 390 395 400 Leu Gly Ile Glu Thr Ala Gly Gly Val Met Thr Val Leu Ile Lys Arg 405 410 415 Asn Thr Thr Ile Pro Thr Lys Gln Thr Gln Thr Phe Thr Thr Tyr Ser 420 425 430 Asp Asn Gln Pro Gly Val Leu Ile Gln Val Tyr Glu Gly Glu Arg Ala 435 440 445 Met Thr Lys Asp Asn Asn Leu Leu Gly Lys Phe Glu Leu Thr Gly Ile 450 455 460 Pro Pro Ala Pro Arg Gly Val Pro Gln Ile Glu Val Thr Phe Asp Ile 465 470 475 480 Asp Ala Asn Gly Ile Leu Asn Val Ser Ala Val Asp Lys Ser Thr Gly 485 490 495 Lys Glu Asn Lys Ile Thr Ile Thr Asn Asp Lys Gly Arg Leu Ser Lys 500 505 510 Glu Asp Ile Glu Arg Met Val Gln Glu Ala Glu Lys Tyr Lys Ala Glu 515 520 525 Asp Glu Lys Gln Arg Asp Lys Val Ser Ser Lys Asn Ser Leu Glu Ser 530 535 540 Tyr Ala Phe Asn Met Lys Ala Thr Val Glu Asp Glu Lys Leu Gln Gly 545 550 555 560 Lys Ile Asn Asp Glu Asp Lys Gln Lys Ile Leu Asp Lys Cys Asn Glu 565 570 575 Ile Ile Asn Trp Leu Asp Lys Asn Gln Thr Ala Glu Lys Glu Glu Phe 580 585 590 Glu His Gln Gln Lys Glu Leu Glu Lys Val Cys Asn Pro Ile Ile Thr 595 600 605 Lys Leu Tyr Gln Ser Ala Gly Gly Met Pro Gly Gly Met Pro Gly Gly 610 615 620 Phe Pro Gly Gly Gly Ala Pro Pro Ser Gly Gly Ala Ser Ser Gly Pro 625 630 635 640 Thr Ile Glu Glu Val Asp 645 

1. A method of characterising a biological sample comprising detecting or quantitating therein one or more proteins produced by the endometrium in increased amounts in hyperplasia or in adenocarcinoma as shown by 2D gel electrophoresis comparison of cell lysates of endometrial biopsies from normal endometrium and endometrium showing hyperplasia or adenocarcinoma, excluding variations due to the menstrual cycle, or detecting or quantitating a fragment or breakdown product thereof, or a nucleic acid coding therefor or antibodies thereto.
 2. A method of characterising a biological sample comprising detecting or quantitating therein one or more proteins produced by the endometrium in increased amounts in hyperplasia or in adenocarcinoma and characterised by one of the following combinations of molecular weight and pI values: hyperplasia pI MW kDa 6.7 91 6.6 90 6.9 64 6.6 67 6.3 66 6.8 46 5.7 41 5.5 35 5.3 13 6.6 101 5.8 14 7.4 51 8.2 44 9.5 48 adenocarcinoma pI MW (kDa) 6.3 32 6.0 109 6.7
 92. 6.6 90 6.9 64 6.6 67 6.3 66 6.2 62 6.2 45 5.7 45 5.4 33 6.3 27 6.5 103 6.8 90 6.9 78 5.3 13 6.2 130 6.3 66 6.3 73 8.3 32 8.1 55 8.2 44 6.6 111 7.7 43 9.5 48 8.3 32 7.7 39

or a fragment or breakdown product thereof, or a nucleic acid coding therefor or antibodies thereto.
 3. A method as claimed in claim 1 or claim 2, wherein said protein, fragment, breakdown product, antibodies, or nucleic acid is detected in a body fluid sample.
 4. An immunological binding partner specifically reactive with a protein as defined in claim 1 or claim 2 or with a fragment or breakdown product thereof or with a nucleic acid coding therefor.
 5. A cell line producing a monoclonal antibody being an immunological binding partner as claimed in claim
 4. 6. An assay kit for use in a method as claimed in claim 1 or claim 2, comprising an immunological binding partner as claimed in claim
 4. 7. A method of characterising a biological sample comprising detecting or quantitating therein one or more proteins produced by the endometrium in increased amounts during the proliferative phase of the endometrium as shown in 2D gel electrophoresis comparison of cell lysates of endometrial biopsies from normal endometrium in its proliferative and secretory phases and characterised by one of the following combinations of molecular weight and pI values: pI MW (kDa) 6.9 86 5.4 34 5.6 67 5.3 23 6.8 52 8.7 47 8.2 138 6.5 124 7.7 119 7.8 119 8.1 66 7.1 58 6.8 66 7.9 48 7.7 31 6.8 29 7.2 70 8.0 119 6.7 62

or a fragment or breakdown product thereof, or a nucleic acid coding therefor, or an antibody thereto.
 8. A method as claimed in claim 7, for detecting the phase of the endometrium.
 9. A method as claimed in claim 7 or claim 8, wherein said protein, fragment, or breakdown product is detected in a body fluid sample.
 10. An immunological binding partner specifically reactive with a protein as defined in claim 7 or with a fragment or breakdown product thereof or with a nucleic acid coding therefor.
 11. A cell line producing a monoclonal antibody being an immunological binding partner as claimed in claim
 10. 12. An assay kit for use in a method as claimed in claim 7 or claim 8, comprising an immunological binding partner as claimed in claim
 10. 13. A protein produced by the endometrium in increased amounts in hyperplasia or in adenocarcinoma as shown by 2D gel electrophoresis comparison of cell lysates of endo-metrial biopsies from normal endometrium and endometrium showing hyperplasia or adenocarcinoma, excluding variations due to the menstrual cycle, and characterised by one of the following combinations of molecular weight and pI values: hyperplasia pI MW kDa 6.7 91 6.6 90 6.9 64 6.8 46 5.7 41 5.3 13 6.6 101 5.8 14 9.5 48 adenocarcinoma pI MW (kDa) 6.3 32 6.0 109 6.7 91 6.6 90 6.9 64 6.2 62 6.5 103 6.8 90 5.3 13 6.2 130 6.3 66 6.3 73 8.3 32 8.1 55 6.6 111 7.7 43 9.5 48 8.3 32


14. A protein produced by the endometrium in increased amounts during the proliferative phase of the endometrium as shown in 2D gel electrophoresis comparison of cell lysates of endometrial biopsies from normal endometrium in its proliferative and secretory phases and characterised by one of the following combinations of molecular weight and pI values: pI MW (kDa) 6.9 86 5.6 67 6.8 52 8.2 138 6.5 124 7.7 119 7.8 119 8.1 66 7.1 58 6.8 66 7.7 31


15. A protein as claimed in claim 13 or claim 14, characterised by the properties: PI MW (kDa) 5.7 41 5.6 67 9.5 48 6.8 52 6.5 124 7.7 119 7.8 119

and by the respective tryptic digestion MS spectra shown in FIGS. 7 to
 12. 16. The use of a protein as defined in any one of claims 1, 2 or 7 or a fragment thereof, for detecting autoantibodies to a said protein. 